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Williamodendron

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Lauraceae

Order
  
Laurales

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Dicypellium, Neocinnamomum, Caryodaphnopsis

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

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Description

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

Species

Species in the genus include the following:

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

    Williamodendron Wikipedia