Prockiopsis Explained

Prockiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.^[1]

It is native to Madagascar.

The genus name of Prockiopsis is in honour of Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718–1780), a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766.^[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. (Paris) Vol.1 on page 573 in 1886.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Prockiopsis calcicola
• Prockiopsis grandis
• Prockiopsis hildebrandtii
• Prockiopsis orientalis
• Prockiopsis razakamalalae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prockiopsis Baill. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 28 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 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.