Mollinedia engleriana is a species of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Mollinedia engleriana was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley, an American botanist, in 1922. The species name "engleriana" honors Adolf Engler, a prominent German botanist. It is a tree and grows primarily in a wet and tropical biome.
Mollinedia engleriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Monimiaceae |
Genus: | Mollinedia |
Species: | M. engleriana
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Binomial name | |
Mollinedia engleriana Perkins
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References edit
- ^ Peixoto, A.L. (1998). "Mollinedia engleriana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T37984A10086089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37984A10086089.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.