Koordersiodendron | |
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Koordersiodendron pinnatum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Subfamily: | Spondiadoideae |
Genus: |
Koordersiodendron Engl. ex Koord. |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Koordersiodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Koordersiodendron pinnatum (Blanco) Merr. [2]
Its native range is Malesia to New Guinea. It is found in the countries of Borneo, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Philippines and Sulawesi. [2]
The genus name of Koordersiodendron is in honour of Sijfert Hendrik Koorders (1863–1919), Dutch-Indonesian botanist and mycologist in Bogor, and herbarium director beginning in 1903. [3] It has the following synonyms; Kokkia Zipp. ex Blume and Koordersina Kuntze. [1] The Latin specific epithet of the species, pinnatum is derived from pinnatus meaning feathered. [4] The genus was first described and published in Meded. Lands Plantentuin Vol.19 on page 410 in 1898, [1] and the species was first described and published in Bull. Bur. Forest. Philipp. Islands Vol.1 on page 33 in 1903. [2]