''Normandiodendron'' is a
monotypic
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genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
. It only contains one known species, Normandiodendron bequaertii
(De Wild.) J.Léonard
It is native to Angola, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.
The genus name of ''Normandiodendron'' is in honour of Didier Normand (1908–2002), research director for tropical forests in
Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne () is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Depar ...
, France. He was also a specialist on tropical wood.
The Latin
specific epithet
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of ''bequaertii'' refers to
Joseph Charles Bequaert
Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout (Belgium) and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Clench WJ (1982). "Joseph Charles Bequaert". '' The Nautilus'' 96(2)page 35
Caree ...
(1886-1982), an American naturalist of Belgian, who taught Entomology at the Harvard Medical School.
Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. Vol.62 on page 446-449 in 1993.
References
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Fabaceae
Fabaceae genera
Plants described in 1993
Flora of Angola
Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa