Peterodendron Explained

Peterodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. The only species is Peterodendron ovatum.[1]

It is native to Tanzania.

The genus name of Peterodendron is in honour of Gustav Albert Peter (1853–1937), a German botanist.[2] The Latin specific epithet of ovatum means egg, it is derived from ovum.[3] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.13 on page 357 in 1936.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peterodendron Sleumer Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 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.
  3. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .

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