Heckeldora
| Heckeldora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Heckeldora Pierre |
Heckeldora is a genus of
dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[2]
Its native range is western and western central
Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zaire.[1]
The genus name of Heckeldora is in honour of Édouard Marie Heckel (1843–1916), a French botanist and medical doctor, and director of the Jardin botanique E.M. Heckel in Marseille.[3] It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris Vol.2 on page 1268 in 1896.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Heckeldora jongkindii J.J.de Wilde
- Heckeldora ledermannii (Harms) J.J.de Wilde
- Heckeldora leonensis (Hutch. & Dalziel) E.J.M.Koenen
- Heckeldora leptotricha (Harms) J.J.de Wilde
- Heckeldora staudtii (Harms) Staner
- Heckeldora trifoliolata J.J.de Wilde
- Heckeldora zenkeri (Harms) Staner
References
- ^ a b c d "Heckeldora Pierre | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Pennington, T. D.; Styles, B. T. (1975). "A Generic Monograph of the Meliaceae". Blumea. 22: 419–540.
- ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.