Sinojohnstonia

Sinojohnstonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]

Sinojohnstonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Sinojohnstonia
Hu

It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions).[1]

The genus name of Sinojohnstonia is in honour of Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), a United States botanist.[2] The Latin suffix of Sino- refers to sinensis meaning from China.[3] It was first described and published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. Vol.7 on page 201 in 1936.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Sinojohnstonia chekiangensis (Migo) W.T.Wang ex Z.Ying Zhang
  • Sinojohnstonia moupinensis (Franch.) W.T.Wang ex Z.Ying Zhang
  • Sinojohnstonia plantaginea Hu
  • Sinojohnstonia ruhuaii W.B.Liao & Lei Wang

References
  1. "Sinojohnstonia Hu | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 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. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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