Williamodendron

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Williamodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Williamodendron
Kubitzki & H.G.Richt.

Williamodendron is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae, in South America.[1][2]

Description

Fruit is globose and subtended by the small persistent tepals, which form a collar at the base of the fruit.[1] The floral characters and the wood and bark anatomy indicate a close relationship between Williamodendron and Mezilaurus.[1]

Species

Species in the genus include the following:[3]

  • Williamodendron cinnamomeum van der Werff
  • Williamodendron glaucophyllum (van der Werff) Kubitzki & H.G.Richt.
  • Williamodendron quadrilocellatum (van der Werff) Kubitzki & H.G. Richt.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.jstor.org/pss/3391709
  2. "{{subst:PAGENAME}}". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  3. "The Plant List". 
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