Whytockia
| Whytockia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Didymocarpoideae |
| Genus: | Whytockia W.W.Sm. |
| Synonyms | |
| Oshimella Masam. & Suzuki | |
Whytockia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]
Its native range is southern China and Taiwan.[1]
Known species
[edit]As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Whytockia bijieensis Yin Z.Wang & Z.Yu Li
- Whytockia chiritiflora (Oliv.) W.W.Sm.
- Whytockia gongshanensis Yin Z.Wang & H.Li
- Whytockia hekouensis Yin Z.Wang
- Whytockia purpurascens Yin Z.Wang
- Whytockia sasakii (Hayata) B.L.Burtt
- Whytockia tsiangiana (Hand.-Mazz.) A.Weber
- Whytockia wilsonii (A.Weber) Yin Z.Wang
The genus name of Whytockia is in honour of James Whytock (1845–1926), an English gardener in Ireland and at various Scottish castles and estates. He was also president of the Scottish Horticultural Association and the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.[2] It was first described and published in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh Vol.27 on page 338 in 1919.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Whytockia W.W.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 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.