Englerodaphne
Genus of plants
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Englerodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.[1]
| Englerodaphne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Englerodaphne Gilg (1894) |
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.[1]
The genus name of Englerodaphne is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist,[2] 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.[1]
Species known:[1]
- Englerodaphne ovalifolia (Meisn.) E.Phillips
- Englerodaphne pilosa Burtt Davy
- Englerodaphne subcordata (Meisn.) Engl.