Williamodendron
Williamodendron glaucophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Williamodendron
Kubitzki & H.G.Richt.

Williamodendron is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae, in South America.[1][2]

Description

Fruit is globose and subtended by the small persistent tepals, which form a collar at the base of the fruit.[1] The floral characters and the wood and bark anatomy indicate a close relationship between Williamodendron and Mezilaurus.[1]

Species

Species in the genus include the following:[3]

  • Williamodendron cinnamomeum van der Werff
  • Williamodendron glaucophyllum (van der Werff) Kubitzki & H.G.Richt.
  • Williamodendron quadrilocellatum (van der Werff) Kubitzki & H.G. Richt.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Henk van der Werff (Winter 1991). "A New Species of Williamodendron (Lauraceae) from Southern Brazil". Novon. 1 (1): 6–8. doi:10.2307/3391709. JSTOR 3391709. S2CID 85578102.
  2. ↑ "Williamodendron". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Plant List".
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