| Nayariophyton | |
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| Nayariophyton zizyphifolium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Nayariophyton T.K.Paul |
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Nayariophyton is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Nayariophyton zizyphifolium(Griff.) D.G.Long & A.G.Mill. [2]
Its native range is eastern Himalayas to southern Central China and Thailand. It is found in Assam (India), China, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand. [2]
The genus name of Nayariophyton is in honour of Madhavan Parameswarau Nayar (1905–1978). [3] The Latin specific epithet of zizyphifolium refers to Ziziphus and folium which refers to foliage, [4] meaning that the plant has foliage similar to the Ziziphus plant, a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family. It was first described and published in Fasc. Fl. India Vol.19 on page 183 in 1988. [2]