Parodiodendron is a monotypic plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae, described as a genus in 1969.[3][4] The sole species is Parodiodendron marginivillosum (Speg.) Hunz..[5]

Parodiodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Picrodendreae
Subtribe: Picrodendrinae
Genus: Parodiodendron
Hunz.
Species:
P. marginivillosum
Binomial name
Parodiodendron marginivillosum
(Speg.) Hunz.
Synonyms[2]

Phyllanthus marginivillosus Speg.

It is found in northern Argentina (Jujuy and Salta Provinces), Bolivia (Tarija and Santa Cruz departments).[2][6]

It is listed as vulnerable, threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The genus name of Parodiodendron is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses.[7] It was first described and published in Kurtziana Vol.5 on page 331 in 1969.[5]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Prado, D. (1998). "Parodiodendron marginivillosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38209A10105080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38209A10105080.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Hunziker, Armando Theodoro. 1969. Kurtziana 5: 331
  4. ^ Tropicos, Parodiodendron Hunz.
  5. ^ a b "Parodiodendron marginivillosum (Speg.) Hunz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Parodiodendron marginivillosum (Speg.) Hunz
  7. ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.