Diegodendron | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Bixaceae |
Genus: | Diegodendron Capuron |
Species: | D. humbertii
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Binomial name | |
Diegodendron humbertii |
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Diegodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bixaceae. The only known species is Diegodendron humbertii.[2]
Its native range is Madagascar.[2]
The genus and species were circumscribed by René Paul Raymond Capuron in Adansonia, n.s., vol.3 on page 385-386 in 1963.[2]
The genus name of Diegodendron is in honour of Diego Suárez also known as Diego Soares de Melo, Diego Suarez de Melo and the "Galego", who was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer (plus dendron Greek for tree).[3]