Species H. urceolatum Rank Genus | Scientific name Hondurodendron urceolatum | |
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Similar Chaunochiton, Santalales, Anacolosa, Heisteria, Strombosia | ||
Hondurodendron is a monotypic genus of tree endemic to Honduras. The only species in the genus, H. urceolatum, was discovered during 2004 and 2006 botanical surveys of plants in Parque Nacional El Cusuco in northwest Honduras. It was subsequently described in 2010 by Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Daniel L. Nickrent, Caroline Whitefoord, and Daniel L. Kelly in the Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Photographs of this species can be seen on the Parasitic Plant Connection Aptandraceae web page (link below).
References
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