Leretia Explained

Leretia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.[1] The only species is Leretia cordata [2]

Its native range is Costa Rica to southern Tropical America. It is also found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The genus name of Leretia is in honour of Jean de Léry (1536–1613), an explorer, writer and Reformed pastor born in Lamargelle, Côte-d'Or, France.[3] The Latin specific epithet of cordata is derived from cordatus meaning heart-shaped or cordate.[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Fl. Flumin. on page 99 in 1829.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leretia Vell. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Leretia cordata Vell. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 October 2021 . en.
  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 . 1 January 2021.
  4. Book: Coombes, Allen . The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants . 38 . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 2012 . 9781604691962 .

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