Rennellia

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Rennellia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Rennellia
Korth.
Synonyms
  • DidymoeciumBremek. (1935)
  • GentingiaJ.T.Johanss. & K.M.Wong (1988)
  • TribrachyaKorth. (1851)

Rennellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1]

Its native range is Indo-China to western Malesia. It is found in Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, Sumatera and Thailand. [1]

The genus name of Rennellia is in honour of James Rennell (1742–1830), an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. [2] It was first described and published in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. Vol.2 (Issue 2) on page 255 in 1851. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rennellia Korth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. 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. S2CID   187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.