Gynochthodes hollrungiana

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Gynochthodes hollrungiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Gynochthodes
Species:
G. hollrungiana
Binomial name
Gynochthodes hollrungiana
Synonyms [1]

Morinda hollrungiana Valeton

Gynochthodes hollrungiana is a plant in the family Rubiaceae. [1] Ii is found only in New Guinea. [1]

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Taxonomy

G. hollrungiana was first described by Theodoric Valeton in 1927 as Morinda hollrungiana. [3] [4] In 2011, based on new molecular studies, the genera, Morinda and Gynochthodes , were redescribed, which necessitated new combinations and names for species in these genera. This resulted in Morinda hollrungiana being assigned to the genus Gynochthodes by Sylvain Razafimandimbison and Birgitta Bremer. [1] [2]

Etymology

The species epithet, hollrungiana, honours Max Hollrung, a German botanist who collected in Kaiser Wilhelms Land (New Guinea) and who collected the type specimen of Morinda hollrungiana. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Govaerts, R, et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Gynochthodes hollrungiana. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Razafimandimbison, S.G.; Bremer, B. (2011). "Nomenclatural changes and taxonomic notes in the tribe Morindeae (Rubiaceae)". Adansonia. 33 (2): 283–309. doi: 10.5252/a2011n2a13 . ISSN   1280-8571.
  3. Govaerts, R, et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Morinda hollrungiana. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. Valeton, T. (1927) Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 61: 153.