Biology:Recordia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Recordia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Recordia
Moldenke
Synonyms

Verbenoxylum Tronc.

Recordia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]

It is native to Bolivia and southern Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Recordia is in honour of Samuel J. Record (1881–1945), an American botanist who played a prominent role in the study of trees and wood.[2] It was first described and published in Phytologia Vol.1 on page 99 in 1934.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Recordia boliviana Moldenke
  • Recordia reitzii (Moldenke) Thode & O'Leary

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10650179 entry