| Lamiodendron | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Lamiodendron Steenis |
Lamiodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae.1 It only consists of one species, 'Lamiodendron magnificum' 'Steenis 2 It is also in the Tribe Tecomeae.
It is native to New Guinea.2
The genus name of Lamiodendron is in honour of Herman Johannes Lam (1892–1977), a Dutch botanist.3 The Latin specific epithet of magnificum is derived from magnificus meaning magnificent.4 Both genus and species were first described and published in Nova Guinea, Bot., Vol.8 on pages 379-381 in 1957.2
References
References
- "Lamiodendron Steenis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Lamiodendron magnificum Steenis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 October 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.