Mocquerysia (plant) explained

Mocquerysia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae.^[1]

Its native range is western central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (in Angola), Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.,

The genus name of Mocquerysia is in honour of Albert Mocquerys (1860–1926), a French dentist, who was also an entomologist, naturalist and explorer. He collected plants and insects in Africa and Venezuela.^[2] It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.7 on page 259 in 1893.^[1]

Species

According to Kew:

• Mocquerysia distans
• Mocquerysia multiflora

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mocquerysia Hua Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 18 May 2021 . en.
2. 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.