Ellisiophyllum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Ellisiophyllum Maxim. |
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Ellisiophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It contains a single species, Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino [2]
Its native range is the central Himalayas to New Guinea.[1] It is found in China, the eastern Himalayas, Japan, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan.[2]
Its genus name of Ellisiophyllum is in honour of John Ellis (1710–1776), a British linen merchant and naturalist,[3] and phyllum meaning leaf. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves.[4]
It was first published and described in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) Vol.20 on page 91 in 1906.[2]
It has 1 known subspecies Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. bhutanense R.R.Mill ,from Bhutan.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ellisiophyllum Maxim. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 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.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.