Trattinnickia
Genus of flowering plants
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Trattinnickia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Burseraceae.[1] It is in the Canarieae subfamily.[2]
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| Illustration of Trattinnickia rhoifolia from Flora Brasiliensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Trattinnickia Willd. |
Its native range is from central and southern Tropical America (within Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and across the Caribbean to Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Trattinnickia aspera (Standl.) Swart
- Trattinnickia boliviana (Swart) Daly
- Trattinnickia burserifolia Mart.
- Trattinnickia demerarae Sandwith
- Trattinnickia ferruginea Kuhlm.
- Trattinnickia glaziovii Swart
- Trattinnickia lancifolia (Cuatrec.) Daly
- Trattinnickia lawrancei Standl. ex Swart
- Trattinnickia laxiflora Swart
- Trattinnickia lorenziana Daly & M.F.F.Melo
- Trattinnickia mensalis Daly
- Trattinnickia panamensis Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Trattinnickia peruviana Loes.
- Trattinnickia rhenocaulis Daly & M.F.F.Melo
- Trattinnickia rhoifolia Willd.
- Trattinnickia vacciniiflora Daly & M.F.F.Melo
- Trattinnickia vulturina Daly & M.F.F.Melo
The genus name of Trattinnickia is in honour of Leopold Trattinnick (1764–1849), an Austrian botanist and mycologist.[3] It was first described and published in Sp. Pl. edition.4 Vol.4 on page 975 in 1806.[1]