Trattinnickia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Burseraceae.[1] It is in the Canarieae subfamily.[2]

Trattinnickia
Illustration of Trattinnickia rhoifolia from Flora Brasiliensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Trattinnickia
Willd.

Its native range is from central and southern Tropical America (within Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and across the Caribbean to Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

The genus name of Trattinnickia is in honour of Leopold Trattinnick (1764–1849), an Austrian botanist and mycologist.[3] It was first described and published in Sp. Pl. edition.4 Vol.4 on page 975 in 1806.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Trattinnickia Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ Abraham Rees The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 36, p. 148, at Google Books
  3. ^ 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.