''Trattinnickia'' is a 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

Burseraceae The Burseraceae are a moderate-sized family of 17-19 genera and about 540 species of woody flowering plants. The actual numbers given in taxonomic sources differ according to taxonomic revision at the time of writing. The Burseraceae are also ...

. It is in the ''Canarieae'' subfamily. Its native range is from central and southern Tropical America (within Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and across the Caribbean to

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

Known species

According to Kew: The genus name of ''Trattinnickia'' is in honour of

Leopold Trattinnick Leopold Trattinnick (26 May 1764 in Klosterneuburg – 24 January 1849 in Vienna) was an Austrian botanist and mycologist. He was a curator of the Royal Natural History collection in Vienna. He published several mycological and other botanical wo ...

(1764–1849), an Austrian botanist and mycologist. It was first described and published in Sp. Pl. edition.4 Vol.4 on page 975 in 1806.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10384375 Burseraceae Burseraceae genera Plants described in 1845 Flora of Central America Flora of Trinidad and Tobago Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil