Duckeodendron cestroides
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.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
Native toBrazil North
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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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.
==Taxonomy== It seems to be basal within Solanaceae and has not been assigned to any existing subfamily.