Neodillenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Dilleniales |
Family: | Dilleniaceae |
Genus: | Neodillenia Aymard |
Neodillenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Dilleniaceae.[1]
Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Neodillenia is in honour of Johann Jacob Dillenius (1684–1747), a German born botanist, that moved to London and published several botany books.[2] It was first described and published in Harvard Pap. Bot. Vol.10 on page 121 in 1997.[1]