Hornea (plant)
Hornea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Hornea Baker |
Synonyms | |
Thouinia mauritiana Bojer |
Hornea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hornea mauritiana Baker [2]
It is native to Mauritius.[2]
The genus name of Hornea is in honour of John Horne (1835–1905), a Scottish botanist,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of mauritiana means coming from Mauritius. Both the species and the genus were first described and published in Fl. Mauritius on page 59 in 1877.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Hornea Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hornea mauritiana Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
Categories:
- Sapindaceae
- Sapindaceae genera
- Monotypic Sapindaceae genera
- Plants described in 1877
- Flora of Mauritius