Ellisiophyllum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: |
Ellisiophyllum Maxim. (1871) |
Species: | E. pinnatum
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Binomial name | |
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum | |
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Ellisiophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. [1] It contains a single species, Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino [2]
Its native range is the central Himalayas to New Guinea. [1] It is found in central and southern China, the central and eastern Himalayas, Japan, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan. [2]
Its genus name of Ellisiophyllum is in honour of John Ellis (1710–1776), a British linen merchant and naturalist, [3] and phyllum meaning leaf. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves. [4]
It was first published and described in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) Vol.20 on page 91 in 1906. [2]
Three subdivisions are accepted:
Ellisiophyllum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: |
Ellisiophyllum Maxim. (1871) |
Species: | E. pinnatum
|
Binomial name | |
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum | |
Subspecies and varieties | |
| |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Ellisiophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. [1] It contains a single species, Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino [2]
Its native range is the central Himalayas to New Guinea. [1] It is found in central and southern China, the central and eastern Himalayas, Japan, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan. [2]
Its genus name of Ellisiophyllum is in honour of John Ellis (1710–1776), a British linen merchant and naturalist, [3] and phyllum meaning leaf. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves. [4]
It was first published and described in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) Vol.20 on page 91 in 1906. [2]
Three subdivisions are accepted: