Parodiodendron Explained

Parodiodendron is a monotypic plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae, described as a genus in 1969.^{[1] [2]} The sole species is Parodiodendron marginivillosum .^[3]

It is found in northern Argentina (Jujuy and Salta Provinces), Bolivia (Tarija and Santa Cruz departments).^{[4] [5]}

It is listed as vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss.

The genus name of Parodiodendron is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses.^[6] It was first described and published in Kurtziana Vol.5 on page 331 in 1969.^[3]

See also

• Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae

Notes and References

1. Hunziker, Armando Theodoro. 1969. Kurtziana 5: 331
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40002001 Tropicos, Parodiodendron Hunz.
3. Web site: Parodiodendron marginivillosum (Speg.) Hunz. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 8 November 2021 . en.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=147814 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50000550?tab=specimens Tropicos, specimen listing for Parodiodendron marginivillosum (Speg.) Hunz
6. 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.