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Decorsella

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Decorsella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Decorsella
A.Chev.
Synonyms

Gymnorinorea Keay

Decorsella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Violaceae.[1]

Its native range is western Central Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia.[1]

The genus name of Decorsella is in honour of Gaston-Jules Decorse (1873–1907), a French military doctor and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France Vol.8 on page 297 in 1917.[1]

Known species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kew Science. "Decorsella A.Chev". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.