Hedstromia

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Hedstromia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hedstromia
A.C.Sm.
Species:
H. latifolia
Binomial name
Hedstromia latifolia
A.C.Sm.

Hedstromia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one species, Hedstromia latifolia. [2]

It is native to Fiji. [2]

The genus name of Hedstromia honours John Maynard Hedstrom (1872–1951), a Fijian businessman and politician. [3] The Latin specific epithet of latifolia means broad-leaved, it is derived from latus meaning broad. [4] It was first described and published in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. vol.141 on page 148 in 1936. [2]

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References

  1. "Hedstromia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hedstromia latifolia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199102051.