Solonia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: |
Solonia Urb. |
Synonyms [1] | |
Walleniella cubana P.Wilson |
Solonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae, with just contains one species, Solonia reflexa Urb. [2]
It grows as a shrub and is native to Cuba. [2]
The genus name of Solonia is in honour of Solon (c. 640 BC – c. 560 BC), an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. [3] The Latin specific epithet of reflexa means bent backwards or reflexed from reflecto. [4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.18 on pages 22–23 in 1922. [1] [2]
Solonia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: |
Solonia Urb. |
Synonyms [1] | |
Walleniella cubana P.Wilson |
Solonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae, with just contains one species, Solonia reflexa Urb. [2]
It grows as a shrub and is native to Cuba. [2]
The genus name of Solonia is in honour of Solon (c. 640 BC – c. 560 BC), an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. [3] The Latin specific epithet of reflexa means bent backwards or reflexed from reflecto. [4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.18 on pages 22–23 in 1922. [1] [2]