| Whitmorea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Stemonuraceae |
| Genus: |
Whitmorea Sleumer |
| Species: | W. grandiflora
|
| Binomial name | |
| Whitmorea grandiflora Sleumer
| |
Whitmorea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Stemonuraceae. It only contains one known species, Whitmorea grandiflora. [1]
It is native to the Solomon Islands. [1]
The genus name of Whitmorea is in honour of Timothy Charles Whitmore (1935–2002), an English ecologist, botanist, geologist and climatologist. [2] The Latin specific epithet of grandiflora means large flower from Grandis large and flora meaning flower. [3] Both the genus and the species wre first described and published in Blumea Vol.17 on pages 263-264 in 1969. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Whitmorea Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
| Whitmorea | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Stemonuraceae |
| Genus: |
Whitmorea Sleumer |
| Species: | W. grandiflora
|
| Binomial name | |
| Whitmorea grandiflora Sleumer
| |
Whitmorea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Stemonuraceae. It only contains one known species, Whitmorea grandiflora. [1]
It is native to the Solomon Islands. [1]
The genus name of Whitmorea is in honour of Timothy Charles Whitmore (1935–2002), an English ecologist, botanist, geologist and climatologist. [2] The Latin specific epithet of grandiflora means large flower from Grandis large and flora meaning flower. [3] Both the genus and the species wre first described and published in Blumea Vol.17 on pages 263-264 in 1969. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Whitmorea Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.