Kuhlmanniodendron Explained

Kuhlmanniodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.^{[1] [2]}

It is native to eastern Brazil. The genus name of Kuhlmanniodendron is in honour of João Geraldo Kuhlmann (1882–1958), a Brazilian botanist,^[3] the other part of the name dendron refers to the Greek word for tree.^[4] It was first described and published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. Vol.157 on page 104 in 2008.

Known species, according to Kew:

• Kuhlmanniodendron apterocarpum
• Kuhlmanniodendron macrocarpum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 May 2021 . en.
2. Fiaschi . Pedro . Groppo . Milton . Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo, a new eastern Brazilian genus of Achariaceae sensu lato segregated from Carpotroche Endl. (formerly included in Flacourtiaceae) . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 2008 . 157 . 1 . 103–109 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00761.x . free .
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.
4. Book: Gledhill, David . The Names of Plants . Cambridge University Press . New York, New York . 2008 . 9780521866453.