Englerodaphne Explained

Englerodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.[1]

Its native range is from southern Sudan to southern Africa; it is found in Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

The genus name of Englerodaphne is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist,[2] and also daphne, a genus of evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae. It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.19 on page 274 in 1894.

Species known:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Englerodaphne Gilg Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
  2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9 .

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