Hedstromia
| Hedstromia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Gentianales | 
| Family: | Rubiaceae | 
| Genus: | A.C.Sm. | 
| Species: | H. latifolia | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hedstromia latifolia A.C.Sm. | |
Hedstromia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hedstromia latifolia.[2]
The genus name of Hedstromia honours John Maynard Hedstrom (1872–1951), a Fijian businessman and politician.[3] The Latin specific epithet of latifolia means broad-leaved, it is derived from latus meaning broad.[4] It was first described and published in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. vol.141 on page 148 in 1936.[2]
References
- ^ "Hedstromia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hedstromia latifolia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 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.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)