Singaporandia

Singaporandia macrophylla (Hook.f.) K.M.Wong[1] is a small tree of the family Rubiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Singaporandia. It occurs in lowland dipterocarp forest in Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra.[2]

Singaporandia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Singaporandia
K.M.Wong
Species:
S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Singaporandia macrophylla
(Hook.f.) K.M.Wong
Synonyms
  • Randia macrophylla Hook.f.
  • Rothmannia macrophylla (Hook.f.) Bremek.

The genus name of Singaporandia refers to Singapore, where the plant was first found and also Isaac Rand (1674–1743), who was an English botanist and apothecary, who was a lecturer and director at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London.[3]

The genus and species were circumscribed by Khoon Meng Wong in Sandakania vol.21 on pages 53 and 54 in 2016.[2]

References
  1. Wong KM (2016) Sandakania 21: 53.
  2. "Singaporandia K.M.Wong | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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