| Maxwellia lepidota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Tribe: | Lasiopetaleae |
| Genus: | Maxwellia Baill. |
| Species: | M. lepidota |
| Binomial name | |
| Maxwellia lepidota | |
Maxwellia lepidota is a species of shrubs or trees in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the monotypic genus Maxwellia. [1] Its closest relatives are all Australian genera in tribe Lasiopetaleae: Guichenotia , Hannafordia , Lysiosepalum , Lasiopetalum and Thomasia . [2]
The genus name of Maxwellia is in honour of Maxwell T. Masters (1833–1907), an English botanist and taxonomist. [3] The Latin specific epithet of lepidota refers to the Greek word lepidotus meaning scaly. [4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Adansonia Vol.10 on page 100 in 1871. [5]
