Radlkofera Explained

Radlkofera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Radlkofera calodendron Gilg

Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre. The genus name of Radlkofera is in honour of Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer (1829–1927), a Bavarian taxonomist and botanist.[2] The Latin specific epithet of calodendron is derived from the Greek, kalos which means beautiful and dendrum means tree.[3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.24 on page 300 in 1897.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radlkofera Gilg Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 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 .