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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Prockiopsis Baill. |
Prockiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.
It is native to Madagascar.
The genus name of Prockiopsis is in honour of Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718–1780), a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766. It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. (Paris) Vol.1 on page 573 in 1886.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Prockiopsis calcicola G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Prockiopsis grandis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Prockiopsis hildebrandtii Baill.
- Prockiopsis orientalis Capuron ex G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Prockiopsis razakamalalae G.E.Schatz, Lowry & Rakotovao
References
- ^ "Prockiopsis Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 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.
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| Prockiopsis | |