''Prockiopsis'' is a 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 Achariaceae. It is native to

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. The genus name of ''Prockiopsis'' is in honour of

Christian Leberecht von Prøck Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718-1780) was a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766. In 1768, Pröck became a diocese commander over Iceland and the Faroe Islands. He died on 4 Septem ...

(1718–1780), a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766. It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. (Paris) Vol.1 on page 573 in 1886.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Prockiopsis calcicola'' *'' Prockiopsis grandis'' *'' Prockiopsis hildebrandtii'' *'' Prockiopsis orientalis'' *'' Prockiopsis razakamalalae''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9063027 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera Plants described in 1886 Endemic flora of Madagascar