| Pierrina | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scytopetaloideae |
| Genus: | Pierrina Engl. |
| Species: | P. zenkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pierrina zenkeri Engl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pierrina longifolia Engl. | |
Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae. It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri.
It is native to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.
The genus name of Pierrina is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies. The Latin specific epithet of zenkeri is derived from botanist Friderich Albert von Zenker (1825-1898). Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.43 on pages 374-376 in 1909.
References
- Cheek, M. (2015). "Pierrina zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T202818A2755884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T202818A2755884.en. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Pierrina zenkeri Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Pierrina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Zenker, Friderich Albert von | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Pierrina | |
| Pierrina zenkeri | |