Williamodendron

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Williamodendron
Species: W. cinnamomeum – W. glaucophyllum – W. quadrilocellatum – W. spectabile
Name

Williamodendron Kubitzki & H.G.Richt. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 109(1): 50–57. (1987)

Type species: Williamodendron spectabile Kubitzki & H.G. Richt. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 109(1): 50–57, f. 1–3a–c. 1987

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Central America
Costa Rica, Panamá
Regional:Brazil
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast
Regional:Northern South America
Colombia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Kubitzki, K. & Richter, H.G. 1987. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 109(1): 50–57.

Additional references

WCVP . Williamodendron in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 29 . Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Williamodendron in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 27. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Williamodendron. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Williamodendron. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2022.

Vernacular names

Williamodendron is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae, in South America.[1][2]
Description

Fruit is globose and subtended by the small persistent tepals, which form a collar at the base of the fruit.[1] The floral characters and the wood and bark anatomy indicate a close relationship between Williamodendron and Mezilaurus.[1]
Species

Species in the genus include the following:[3]

Williamodendron cinnamomeum van der Werff [nl]
Williamodendron glaucophyllum (van der Werff) Kubitzki & H.G.Richt.
Williamodendron quadrilocellatum (van der Werff) Kubitzki & H.G. Richt.

References

Henk van der Werff (Winter 1991). "A New Species of Williamodendron (Lauraceae) from Southern Brazil". Novon. 1 (1): 6–8. doi:10.2307/3391709. JSTOR 3391709.
"Williamodendron". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
"The Plant List".