Rennellia

Rennellia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Rennellia; Korth.
Synonyms
	Didymoecium Bremek. ; Tribrachya Korth. ;

Rennellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Indo-China to western Malesia. It is found in Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, Sumatera and Thailand.^[1]

The genus name of Rennellia is in honour of James Rennell (1742–1830), an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography.^[2] It was first described and published in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. Vol.2 (Issue 2) on page 255 in 1851.^[1]

Known species[]

According to Kew:^[1]

(Bremek.) J.T.Johanss.
Baill.
Korth.
(King & Gamble) Ridl.
(Korth.) Ridl.
King & Gamble
(Wall. ex Kurz) Hook.f.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rennellia Korth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ 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.

[POWO-1] "Rennellia Korth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 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.

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