''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family

Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology), order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of ev ...

described as a genus in 1844.

De Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candoll ...

initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a

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for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so

changed the name to ''Labramia'' in the appendix to the same book.Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1841. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 672
in LatinTropicos, ''Labramia'' A. DC.
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and nearby

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Labramia ankaranaensis ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. A.DC., De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a Homonym (biology), homonym for an older fungus name by Louis René Tulasne, Tulasne, s ...

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Labramia boivinii ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a Homonym (biology), homonym for an older fungus name by Louis René Tulasne, Tulasne, so De Ca ...

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Labramia bojeri ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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Labramia capuronii ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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Labramia costata ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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Labramia louvelii ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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Labramia mayottensis ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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Labramia platanoides ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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Labramia sambiranensis ''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' ...

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References

Sapotoideae Sapotaceae genera {{Sapotaceae-stub