Megacorax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Onagraceae.[1] The only species is Megacorax gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner.[2]
| Megacorax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Subfamily: | Onagroideae |
| Tribe: | Lopezieae |
| Genus: | Megacorax S.González & W.L.Wagner |
| Species: | M. gracielanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megacorax gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner
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It is native to Mexico.[2] It was found in Sierra de Coneto, Durango.[3]
The genus name of Megacorax is in honour of Peter H. Raven (born June 13, 1936) is an American botanist and environmentalist, notable as the longtime director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[4] Megacorax refers to 'great' and 'Corvus' which is the latin name for Raven.[3]
The Latin specific epithet of gracielanus honors the botanist Graciela Calderon Diaz Barriga. Both the genus and species were first described and published in Novon Vol.12 on page 361 in 2002.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Megacorax S.González & W.L.Wagner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Megacorax gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b Elizondo, M. Socorro González; Enriquez, I. Lorena López; Wagner, Warren L. (2002). "Megacorax gracielanus (Onagraceae), a New Genus and Species from Durango, Mexico". Novon. 12 (3): 360–365. doi:10.2307/3393079. JSTOR 3393079. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.