Grandidiera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1] The only species is Grandidiera boivinii Jaub.[2]
| Grandidiera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Grandidiera Jaub. |
| Species: | G. boivinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Grandidiera boivinii | |
Its native range is in south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.[2]
Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921), a French naturalist and explorer.[3] The Latin specific epithet of boivinii refers to French explorer and plant collector Louis Hyacinthe Boivin (1808-1852).[4] It was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.13 on page 467 in 1866.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Grandidiera Jaub. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Grandidiera boivinii Jaub. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
- ^ "Boivin, Louis Hyacinthe (1808-1852) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 19 September 2021.