Sinojohnstonia
| Sinojohnstonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Sinojohnstonia Hu |
Sinojohnstonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]
It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions).[1]
The genus name of Sinojohnstonia is in honour of Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), a United States botanist.[2] The Latin suffix of Sino- refers to sinensis meaning from China.[3] It was first described and published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. Vol.7 on page 201 in 1936.[1]
Known species[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Sinojohnstonia chekiangensis (Migo) W.T.Wang ex Z.Ying Zhang
- Sinojohnstonia moupinensis (Franch.) W.T.Wang ex Z.Ying Zhang
- Sinojohnstonia plantaginea Hu
- Sinojohnstonia ruhuaii W.B.Liao & Lei Wang
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sinojohnstonia Hu | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 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.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.