Stonesia
| Stonesia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Stonesia G.Taylor |
Stonesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]
It is native to Guinea and Cameroon.[1]
The genus name of Stonesia is in honour of Margaret Stones (1920 - 2018), an Australian botanical illustrator.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. Vol.1 on page 59 in 1953.[1]
Known species
[edit]According to Kew:[1]
- Stonesia fascicularis G.Taylor
- Stonesia ghoguei E.Pfeifer & Rutish.
- Stonesia gracilis G.Taylor
- Stonesia heterospathella G.Taylor
- Stonesia taylorii C.Cusset
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Stonesia G.Taylor | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.