Recordia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]
| Recordia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Recordia Moldenke |
| Synonyms | |
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Verbenoxylum Tronc. | |
It is native to Bolivia and southern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Recordia is in honour of Samuel J. Record (1881–1945), an American botanist who played a prominent role in the study of trees and wood.[2] It was first described and published in Phytologia Vol.1 on page 99 in 1934.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Recordia boliviana Moldenke
- Recordia reitzii (Moldenke) Thode & O'Leary
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Recordia Moldenke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ 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.