Perryodendron

<i>Perryodendron</i>

Perryodendron

Species of flowering plant

Perryodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. The only known species is Perryodendron parviflorum.[2]

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The species is found in New Guinea.[2]

The genus name of Perryodendron is in honour of Lily May Perry (1895–1992), a Canadian-American botanist who worked at Arnold Arboretum and is most known for detailed compilation of information on medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia.[3] The Latin specific epithet of parviflorum is a compound, parv- meaning little and '-florum' meaning flower.[4] It was first described and published in Adansonia, sér.3, Vol.19 on page 198 in 1997.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Perryodendron parviflorum (C.T.White)". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Perryodendron T.G.Hartley | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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