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Mocquerysia (plant)
Genus of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mocquerysia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae.[1]
Its native range is western central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (in Angola), Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.,[1]
The genus name of Mocquerysia is in honour of Albert Mocquerys (1860–1926), a French dentist, who was also an entomologist, naturalist and explorer. He collected plants and insects in Africa and Venezuela.[2] It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.7 on page 259 in 1893.[1]
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Species
According to Kew:[1]
- Mocquerysia distans Breteler
- Mocquerysia multiflora Hua
References
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