Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.[3] It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri.
Pierrina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Lecythidaceae |
Subfamily: | Scytopetaloideae |
Genus: | Pierrina Engl. |
Species: | P. zenkeri
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Binomial name | |
Pierrina zenkeri | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Pierrina longifolia Engl. |
It is native to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.[2]
The genus name of Pierrina is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies.[4] The Latin specific epithet of zenkeri is derived from botanist Friderich Albert von Zenker (1825-1898).[5] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.43 on pages 374-376 in 1909.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Cheek, M. (2015). "Pierrina zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T202818A2755884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T202818A2755884.en. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Pierrina zenkeri Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Pierrina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Zenker, Friderich Albert von | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 14 November 2021.