Radlkofera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Radlkofera calodendron Gilg
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Tribe: | Nephelieae |
| Genus: | Radlkofera Gilg |
Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.[1]
The genus name of Radlkofera is in honour of Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer (1829–1927), a Bavarian taxonomist and botanist.[2] The Latin specific epithet of calodendron is derived from the Greek, kalos which means beautiful and dendrum means tree.[3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.24 on page 300 in 1897.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Radlkofera Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.