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Dendrokingstonia

genus of plants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJan 22, 2024
Entity authorityQ15961888
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Dendrokingstonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.

Its native range is Western Malesia.

The genus name of Dendrokingstonia is a portmanteau word, combining the Ancient Greek word of δένδρον (déndron) meaning tree and (Kingston) from John Filmore Kingston (1795–1860), who was an English botanist who wrote about the flora of Devon in 1829.

Known species:

Dendrokingstonia acuminata (Miq.) Chaowasku

Dendrokingstonia gardneri Chaowasku

Dendrokingstonia nervosa (Hook.f.

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