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Dewevrella

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Dewevrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Baisseeae
Genus: Dewevrella
De Wild.
Species:
D. cochliostema
Binomial name
Dewevrella cochliostema

Dewevrella is a genus of plants first described in 1907. It contains only one known species, Dewevrella cochliostema, native to central Africa (Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1][2][3][4]

A second species, Dewevrella congensis Wernham, was described in 1920, based on a type specimen consisting of only a few twigs. Status and placement of this name remain unresolved.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Dewevrella cochliostema
  2. ^ Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  3. ^ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  4. ^ Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  5. ^ Wernham, Herbert Fuller. 1920. Dewevrella congensis, sp. nov. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 58: 80-81
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Dewevrella congensis