Trattinnickia Explained

Trattinnickia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Burseraceae.^[1] It is in the Canarieae subfamily.^[2]

Its native range is from central and southern Tropical America (within Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and across the Caribbean to Trinidad and Tobago.

Known species

According to Kew:

The genus name of Trattinnickia is in honour of Leopold Trattinnick (1764–1849), an Austrian botanist and mycologist.^[3] It was first described and published in Sp. Pl. edition.4 Vol.4 on page 975 in 1806.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trattinnickia Willd. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 March 2021 . en.
2. [Abraham Rees]
3. 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.