Salvertia
Species of flowering plant
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Salvertia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vochysiaceae. The only species is Salvertia convallariodora.[2]
| Salvertia | |
|---|---|
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| Salverta densiflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Vochysiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvertia A.St.-Hil. |
| Species: | S. convallariodora |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvertia convallariodora A.St.-Hil. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Salvertia thyrsiflora Pohl | |
It is native to Suriname, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]
The genus name of Salvertia is in honour of Augustin Amable Dutour de Salvert or Du Tour de Salvert Bellenave (1781–1838), a French botanist and writer, brother-in-law of the author of the genus, Augustin Saint-Hilaire.[3] The Latin specific epithet of convallariodora refers to smelling (-odora) like flowers of the plant genus Convallaria. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.6 on page 266 in 1820.[2]