Englerodaphne
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Englerodaphne
Gilg

Englerodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.[1]

Its native range is from southern Sudan to southern Africa; it is found in Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

The genus name of Englerodaphne is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist,[2] and also daphne, a genus of evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae. It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.19 on page 274 in 1894.[1]

Species known:[1]

  • Englerodaphne pilosa Burtt Davy
  • Englerodaphne subcordata (Meisn.) Engl.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Englerodaphne Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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