Desplatsia

Desplatsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Desplatsia
Bocq.

Desplatsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Uganda.[1]

The genus name of Desplatsia is in honour of Mr Desplats, thought possibly to be Victor Desplats [fr] (1819–1888).[2]

Known species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Desplatsia Bocq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.