Jaffrea is a genus of shrubs in the family Rhamnaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species[1] that were first described in Alphitonia. It is related to Emmenosperma.
| Jaffrea | |
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| Jaffrea xerocarpa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Jaffrea H.C.Hopkins & Pillon |
The genus name of Jaffrea is in honour of Tanguy Jaffré, French botanist working at Institut de recherche pour le développement in Nouméa of New Caledonia in Oceania.[2]
List of species
edit- Jaffrea erubescens (Baill.) H.C.Hopkins & Pillon
- Jaffrea xerocarpa (Baill.) H.C.Hopkins & Pillon
References
edit- ^ Hopkins, H. C. F.; Pillon, Y.; Stacy, E. A.; Kellermann, J. (2015-10-10). "Jaffrea, a new genus of Rhamnaceae endemic to New Caledonia, with notes on Alphitonia and Emmenosperma". Kew Bulletin. 70 (4): 42. Bibcode:2015KewBu..70...42H. doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9593-6. ISSN 1874-933X.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.