Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri Engl.
Pierrina | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Lecythidaceae |
Genus: | Pierrina Engl. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pierrina longifolia Engl. |
It is native to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.[1]
The genus name of Pierrina is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies.[3] The Latin specific epithet of zenkeri is derived from botanist Friderich Albert von Zenker (1825-1898).[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.43 on pages 374-376 in 1909.[1][2]
Taxon identifiers | |
---|---|
Pierrina | |
Pierrina zenkeri |
|