Gardneria
Gardneria | |
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Gardneria spp EP-IV2-022 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Loganiaceae |
Genus: | Gardneria Wall. |
Synonyms | |
Pseudogardneria Racib. |
Gardneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loganiaceae.[1]
Its native range is Himalaya to Japan and Java. It is found in the regions of Assam, Bangladesh, China, Eastern Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam and Western Himalaya.[1]
The genus name of Gardneria is in honour of Edward Gardner (1784–1861), English colonial administrator at the court of the raja of Nepal,[2] and it was first described and published in W.Roxburgh's Flora Indica Vol.1 on page 400 in 1820.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Wall.
- Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Makino
- Siebold & Zucc.
- Wall.
References[]
Categories:
- Loganiaceae
- Gentianales genera
- Plants described in 1820
- Flora of the Indian subcontinent
- Flora of Asia