Petitiocodon

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Petitiocodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Petitiocodon
Robbr.
Synonyms[1]

Didymosalpinx parviflora Keay

Petitiocodon is a

monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[2]
It only contains one known species, Petitiocodon parviflorum (Keay) Robbr.

It is native to Nigeria and Cameroon.[1]

The genus name of Petitiocodon is in honour of Ernest Marie Antoine Petit (1927–2007), a Belgian professor of botany and botanical garden director.

portmanteau word made-up of 'parvi-' from parvus meaning small and also '-florum' from flora meaning flower.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. Vol.58 on page 116–119 in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Petitiocodon parviflorum (Keay) Robbr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Petitiocodon Robbr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. S2CID 187926901
    . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ISBN 978-1845337315
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