| Diegodendron | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Diegodendron Capuron |
| Species: | D. humbertii |
| Binomial name | |
| Diegodendron humbertii Capuron | |
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Diegodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bixaceae. The only known species is Diegodendron humbertii.
Its native range is Madagascar.
The genus and species were circumscribed by René Paul Raymond Capuron in Adansonia, n.s., vol.3 on page 385-386 in 1963.
The genus name of Diegodendron is in honour of Diego Suárez also known as Diego Soares de Melo, Diego Suarez de Melo and the "Galego", who was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer (plus dendron Greek for tree).
References
- Rakotonasolo, F. (2020). "Diegodendron humbertii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T64563544A64566699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T64563544A64566699.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Diegodendron Capuron | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Diegodendron | |