Picrodendron

Picrodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Picrodendreae
Subtribe: Picrodendrinae
Genus: Picrodendron
Griseb. 1859, conserved name, not Planch. 1846[1]
Species:
P. baccatum
Binomial name
Picrodendron baccatum
(L.) Krug & Urb.
Synonyms[2]
  • Juglans baccata L.
  • Picrodendron juglans Griseb.
  • Schmidelia macrocarpa A.Rich.
  • Picrodendron macrocarpum (A.Rich.) Britton
  • Picrodendron medium Small

Picrodendron is a genus of plant in the family Picrodendraceae, described in 1859.[3][4] It contains one species, Picrodendron baccatum, native to the West Indies (Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Swan Islands of Honduras).[2][5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ Tropicos, search for Picrodendron
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1859. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 176–177 in English
  4. ^ Tropicos, Picrodendron Griseb.
  5. ^ Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
  6. ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.