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| Duckeodendron | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Duckeodendron Kuhlm. (1925) |
| Species: | D. cestroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Duckeodendron cestroides Kuhlm. | |
Duckeodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae represented by a single species, Duckeodendron cestroides. A tree reaching 15 to 30 m, it is found in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Its common names include pincel-de-macaco and pupunharana. João Geraldo Kuhlmann described it in 1925 and named it for the collector, Adolpho Ducke.
Taxonomy
[edit]It seems to be basal within Solanaceae and has not been assigned to any existing subfamily.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Zhang, Jingbo; Stevens, Peter F.; Zhang, Wenheng (19 September 2017). "Evolution of floral zygomorphy in androecium and corolla in Solanaceae". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 55 (6): 1759–6831. doi:10.1111/jse.12275.
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