Motleyia

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Motleyia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Motleyia

Motleyia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Motleyia borneensis J.T.Johanss.[2]

It is native to Borneo.[2]

The genus name of Motleyia is in honour of James Motley (1822–1859), a Yorkshireman closely associated with South Wales and Borneo.[3] The Latin specific epithet of borneensis means "coming from Borneo". Both the genus and species were first described and published in Blumea Vol.32 on pages 149–150 in 1987.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Motleyia J.T.Johanss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Motleyia borneensis J.T.Johanss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
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