Tournonia

Last updated

Tournonia
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Basellaceae
Genus: Tournonia
Moq.
Synonyms

Basella hookerianaMoq.

Tournonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Basellaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Tournonia hookerianaMoq. [1]

It is native to Colombia and Ecuador in western South America. [1]

The genus name of Tournonia is in honour of Dominique Jérôme Tournon (1758–1829), a French doctor and botanist, botanical garden director in Toulouse. [2] The Latin specific epithet of hookeriana refers to the British botanist and explorer Sir Joseph D. Hooker. [3] [4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. Vol.13 (Issue 2) on page 225 in 1849. [1]

Related Research Articles

Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie

Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.

Soejatmia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It just contains one species, Soejatmia ridleyi(Gamble) K.M.Wong

George Don was a Scottish botanist and plant collector.

Julian Alfred Steyermark was an American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.

<i>Todaroa</i>

Todaroa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It just contains one known species, Todaroa aurea.

Sauvallea is a monotypic genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, first described as a genus in 1871. The genus consists of a single species, Sauvallea blainii, which was endemic to Cuba.

Hornschuchia is a genus of flowering plants in the custard apple and soursop family Annonaceae, with all species native to South America and in eastern Brazil. It is within the Bocageeae tribe.

<i>Seidlitzia</i> Genus of Amaranthaceae plants

Seidlitzia a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also in the Salsoloideae subfamily.

Seguieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae.

Komarovia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It only contains one species, 'Komarovia anisoptera'Korovin

Lagrezia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.

Ledenbergia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae.

Grafia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It only contains one species, Grafia golaka(Hacq.) Rchb.

Mossia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It only contains one known species, Mossia intervallaris(L.Bolus) N.E.Br.

<i>Noaea</i> Genus of flowering plant

Noaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is in the Salsoloideae subfamily.

<i>Pauldopia</i> Species of flowering plant

Pauldopia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It only contains one known species, Pauldopia ghonta(Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don) Steenis

Gibbsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

<i>Herbstia brasiliana</i>

Herbstia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one species, Herbstia brasiliana(Moq.) Sohmer It is within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.

Klossia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, Klossia montanaRidl..

<i>Pehria <span style="font-style:normal;">(plant)</span></i> Genus of flowering plants

Pehria is a monotypic genus of plant in family Lythraceae. It has one known synonym, GrisleaLoefl.. The genus just contains one known species, Pehria compacta(Rusby) Sprague

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tournonia Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 March 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. ↑ Julia Brittain Plant Lover's Companion: Plants, People and Places , p. 96, at Google Books
  4. ↑ Sue Gordon (Editor) Horticulture - Plant Names Explained: Botanical Terms and Their Meaning , p. 84, at Google Books
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.