| Hodgkinsonia | |
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| Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: |
Hodgkinsonia F.Muell. |
Hodgkinsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one species, Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora F.Muell. [2]
Its native range is eastern Australia, in the territories of New South Wales and Queensland. [2]
The genus name of Hodgkinsonia is in honour of Clement Hodgkinson (1818–1893), an English naturalist, explorer and surveyor of Australia. [3] The Latin specific epithet of ovatiflora is derived from ovatus L meaning egg-shaped and flora meaning flower. Both genus and species were first described and published in Fragm. (Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae) Vol.2 on page 132 in 1861. [2]
- ^ "Hodgkinsonia F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
| Hodgkinsonia | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: |
Hodgkinsonia F.Muell. |
Hodgkinsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one species, Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora F.Muell. [2]
Its native range is eastern Australia, in the territories of New South Wales and Queensland. [2]
The genus name of Hodgkinsonia is in honour of Clement Hodgkinson (1818–1893), an English naturalist, explorer and surveyor of Australia. [3] The Latin specific epithet of ovatiflora is derived from ovatus L meaning egg-shaped and flora meaning flower. Both genus and species were first described and published in Fragm. (Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae) Vol.2 on page 132 in 1861. [2]
- ^ "Hodgkinsonia F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.