Sinojohnstonia

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Sinojohnstonia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Sinojohnstonia
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Sinojohnstonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. [1]

It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions). [1]

The genus name of Sinojohnstonia is in honour of Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), a United States botanist. [2] The Latin suffix of Sino- refers to sinensis meaning from China. [3] It was first described and published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. Vol.7 on page 201 in 1936. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sinojohnstonia Hu | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  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 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   184533731X.