''Lamiodendron'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae () is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet vines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant ...

. It only consists of one species, 'Lamiodendron magnificum' 'Steenis It is also in the Tribe

Tecomeae Tecomeae is a tribe with 44 genera of trees, shrubs, and vines in the family Bignoniaceae. Genera * '' Argylia'' * ''Astianthus'' * '' Campsidium'' * '' Campsis'' * ''Catalpa'' (Needs verified) * '' Catophractes'' * ''Chilopsis'' * ''Cybistax ...

. It is native to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

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

Herman Johannes Lam Herman Johannes Lam (3 January 1892 in Veendam – 15 February 1977 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. Lam studied at Utrecht University, where he was awarded a Doctor of Biology in 1919. Lam was the appointed the director of the '' Rijksherbari ...

(1892–1977), a Dutch botanist. The Latin

specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...

of ''magnificum'' is derived from ''magnificus'' meaning magnificent. Both genus and species were first described and published in Nova Guinea, Bot., Vol.8 on pages 379-381 in 1957.

References

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