Duckeodendron

Duckeodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae represented by a single species, Duckeodendron cestroides. A tree reaching 15 to 30 m, it is found in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Its common names include pincel-de-macaco and pupunharana. João Geraldo Kuhlmann described it in 1925 and named it for the collector, Adolpho Ducke.

Duckeodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Duckeodendron
Kuhlm. (1925)

Taxonomy

It seems to be basal within Solanaceae and has not been assigned to any existing subfamily.[1]

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References
  1. Zhang, Jingbo; Stevens, Peter F.; Zhang, Wenheng (19 September 2017). "Evolution of floral zygomorphy in androecium and corolla in Solanaceae". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 55 (6): 1759–6831. doi:10.1111/jse.12275.


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