Petitiocodon

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Petitiocodon parviflorum (Keay) Robbr.

This species is native to Nigeria and Cameroon.


Etymology

The genus name Petitiocodon honors Ernest Marie Antoine Petit (1927–2007), a Belgian professor of botany and botanical garden director.

The Latin specific epithet parviflorum is a portmanteau: - "parvi-" from parvus, meaning “small” - "-florum" from flora, meaning “flower”


Taxonomic Publication

Both the genus and species were first described and published in:

Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Volume 58, pages 116–119, 1988


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