Duckeodendron

Duckeodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Duckeodendron
Kuhlm. (1925)

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

It seems to be basal within Solanaceae and has not been assigned to any existing subfamily.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 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: 1759–6831. doi:10.1111/jse.12275. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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