| Englerodaphne | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Englerodaphne Gilg (1894) |
Englerodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.
Its native range is from southern Sudan to southern Africa; it is found in Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
The genus name of Englerodaphne is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844ā1930), a German botanist, and also daphne, a genus of evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae. It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.19 on page 274 in 1894.
Species known:
- Englerodaphne ovalifolia (Meisn.) E.Phillips
- Englerodaphne pilosa Burtt Davy
- Englerodaphne subcordata (Meisn.) Engl.
References
- ^ "Englerodaphne Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, DāL. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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| Englerodaphne | |