Grazielodendron riodocensis is a species of
flowering plant in the
legume family,
Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal
monophyleticPterocarpus clade within the
Dalbergieae.[1][2] It is the only member of the genus Grazielodendron.[3][4] It is only found in eastern
Brazil.[5]
The genus name of Grazielodendron is in honour of
Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003), a Brazilian botanist,[6] and also "'dendron" (δένδρον) which is the Greek word for "tree".[7] The Latin
specific epithet of riodocensis refers Rio Doce or
Doce River in Brazil.[8]Grazielodendron riodocensis was first described and published in Bradea Vol.3 on page 401 in 1983.[5]
References
^Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33.
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10.2307/2657116.
JSTOR2657116.
PMID11250829.
^"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Grazielodendron". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.
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^Franceschinelli, Edivani Villaron; Yamamoto, Kikyo (Autumn 1999). "Simaba docensis, a New Brazilian Species of Simaroubaceae". Novon. 9 (3): 345–348.