Whittonia

Whittonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Peridiscaceae. It only contains one known species, Whittonia guianensis.[1]

Whittonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Peridiscaceae
Genus: Whittonia
Sandwith
Species:
W. guianensis
Binomial name
Whittonia guianensis
Sandwith

It is native to Guyana.[1]

The genus name of Whittonia is in honour of Brian Alan Whitton (b. 1935), an English botanist at Durham University.[2] The Latin specific epithet of guianensis means "of the Guianas" (an area of north eastern South America).[3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Kew Bull. Vol.15 on page 468 (written 1961, publblished in 1962).[1]

References

  1. "Whittonia Sandwith | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 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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