Volkameria

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Volkameria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Volkameria
Species

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Volkameria is a former genus of plants in the Lamiaceae now merged with Clerodendrum. The volkamerias are verbenaceous shrubs, with fleshy or corky fruit.

According to OED the genus was named after Johann Georg Volckamer (1616-1693), a German botanist, though other sources give credit to his son, Johann Volckamer (1662-1744), or to Johann Christoph Volkamer (1644-1720), another German botanist.

[edit] Main species list

  • Volkameria aculeata
  • Volkameria bicolor
  • Volkameria commersonii
  • Volkameria infortunata
  • Volkameria japonica
  • Volkameria ligustrina


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