Recordia

Recordia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Recordia
Moldenke
Synonyms

Verbenoxylum Tronc.

Recordia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]

It is native to Bolivia and southern Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Recordia is in honour of Samuel J. Record (1881–1945), an American botanist who played a prominent role in the study of trees and wood.[2] It was first described and published in Phytologia Vol.1 on page 99 in 1934.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Recordia Moldenke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.