New Genus of Flowering Plants Discovered in Gabon, Named after Sir David Attenborough
An international team of botanists led by Dr Thomas Couvreur from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in Montpellier has described a new genus in the custard apple family Annonaceae.
The new genus was in fact erected to accommodate a new plant species, Sirdavidia solannona, found in Monts de Cristal National Park, Gabon.
The generic name Sirdavidia honors Sir David Attenborough, for his influence on the life and careers of the scientists who discovered it.
“Sir David Attenborough has been such a wonderful and important influence in my life and the life of so many,” said Dr Couvreur, the first author of the paper published online in the journal PhytoKeys.
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