Hornschuchia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Hornschuchia Nees |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Mosenodendron R.E.Fr. |
Hornschuchia is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple and soursop family Annonaceae, with all species native to South America and in eastern Brazil.[1] It is within the Bocageeae tribe.[2]
The genus name of Hornschuchia is in honour of Christian Friedrich Hornschuch (1793–1850), a German botanist born in Bavaria.[3] It was first described and published in Flora Vol.4 on page 302 in 1821.[1]
According to Kew;
Hornschuchia bryotrophe Nees is the type species.[2][4]