Rennellia

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

Rennellia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Rennellia
Korth.
Synonyms
  • Didymoecium Bremek. (1935)
  • Gentingia J.T.Johanss. & K.M.Wong (1988)
  • Tribrachya Korth. (1851)

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]

  • Rennellia amoena (Bremek.) J.T.Johanss.
  • Rennellia borneensis Baill.
  • Rennellia condensa (K.M.Wong) Razafim. & Rydin
  • Rennellia elliptica Korth.
  • Rennellia elongata (King & Gamble) Ridl.
  • Rennellia morindiformis (Korth.) Ridl.
  • Rennellia paniculata King & Gamble
  • Rennellia subsessilis (King & Gamble) Razafim. & Rydin
  • Rennellia wallichii (Kurz) I.M.Turner

References

  1. "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.
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