Gardneria

Gardneria
Gardneria multiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus:
Wall.
Synonyms

Pseudogardneria Racib.

Gardneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loganiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Himalaya to Japan and Java. It is found in the regions of Assam, Bangladesh, China, Eastern Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam and Western Himalaya.[1]

The genus name of Gardneria is in honour of Edward Gardner (1784–1861), English colonial administrator at the court of the raja of Nepal,[2] and it was first described and published in W.Roxburgh's Flora Indica Vol.1 on page 400 in 1820.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Gardneria angustifolia Wall.
  • Gardneria lanceolata Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Gardneria multiflora Makino
  • Gardneria nutans Siebold & Zucc.
  • Gardneria ovata Wall.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gardneria Wall. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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