Dewevrella is a genus of plants first described in 1907. It contains only one known species, Dewevrella cochliostema, native to central Africa (Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1][2][3][4]
| Dewevrella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Baisseeae |
| Genus: | Dewevrella De Wild. |
| Species: | D. cochliostema
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| Binomial name | |
| Dewevrella cochliostema | |
A second species, Dewevrella congensis Wernham, was described in 1920, based on a type specimen consisting of only a few twigs. Status and placement of this name remain unresolved.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Dewevrella cochliostema
- ^ Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- ^ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
- ^ Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
- ^ Wernham, Herbert Fuller. 1920. Dewevrella congensis, sp. nov. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 58: 80-81
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Dewevrella congensis
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