Nayariophyton
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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Nayariophyton T.K.Paul |
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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
- "Nayariophyton T.K.Paul | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "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.
- 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 1-84533-731-X.