Kuhlmanniodendron
Genus of plants
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Kuhlmanniodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1][2]
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| Fig A showing Kuhlmanniodendron macrocarpum (Achariaceae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo |
It is native to eastern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Kuhlmanniodendron is in honour of João Geraldo Kuhlmann (1882–1958), a Brazilian botanist,[3] the other part of the name dendron refers to the Greek word for tree.[4] It was first described and published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. Vol.157 on page 104 in 2008.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Kuhlmanniodendron apterocarpum (Kuhlm.) Fiaschi & Groppo
- Kuhlmanniodendron macrocarpum Groppo, Favaretto & Fiaschi