Nayariophyton

Nayariophyton
Nayariophyton zizyphifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Nayariophyton T.K.Paul
Synonyms
Dicellostyles jujubifoliaBenth. & Hook.f. Dicellostyles zizyphifolia(Griff.) Phuph. Kydia jujubifoliaGriff. Kydia zizyphifoliaGriff.

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]

References

1. "Nayariophyton T.K.Paul | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
2. "Nayariophyton zizyphifolium (Griff.) D.G.Long & A.G.Mill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 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. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   978-1-84533-731-5.