Grandidiera Explained

Grandidiera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1] The only species is Grandidiera boivinii [2]

Its native range is in south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.

Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921), a French naturalist and explorer.[3] The Latin specific epithet of boivinii refers to French explorer and plant collector Louis Hyacinthe Boivin (1808-1852).[4] It was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.13 on page 467 in 1866.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grandidiera Jaub. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Grandidiera boivinii Jaub. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 September 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. Web site: Boivin, Louis Hyacinthe (1808-1852) on JSTOR . plants.jstor.org . 19 September 2021 .

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