Irvingbaileya

Irvingbaileya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Stemonuraceae.[1] It is a dioecious tree.[2]

Irvingbaileya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Stemonuraceae
Genus: Irvingbaileya
R.A.Howard
Species:
I. australis
Binomial name
Irvingbaileya australis
(C.T.White) R.A.Howard
Synonyms
  • Medusanthera australis (C.T.White) R.A.Howard
  • Tylecarpus australis C.T.White

There is only one species, Irvingbaileya australis, endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2][1]

The genus name of Irvingbaileya is in honour of Irving Widmer Bailey (1884–1967), an American botanist known for his work in plant anatomy,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of australis means coming from the Australia.

The genus was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.5 on page 50 in 1943.[1] Also the species was first described and published by Cyril Tenison White in Lloydia Vol.6 on page 143 in 1943.[4]

References
  1. "Irvingbaileya R.A.Howard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. Barlow, B.A. (1984) in George, A.S. (ed) Flora of Australia. Volume 22. Rhizophorales to Celastrales. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. "Irvingbaileya australis (C.T.White) R.A.Howard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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