Hylandia

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Hylandia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Codiaeae
Genus: Hylandia
Airy Shaw[1][2]
Species

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Hylandia is a genus of plants, of the family Euphorbiaceae, named in honour of Australian botanist Bernie Hyland, by Herbert K. Airy Shaw.[1]

Hylandia dockrillii, commonly named blushwood, is one known species.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airy Shaw, H. K. (1974). "Notes on Malesian and other Asiatic Euphorbiaceae: CLXXXVI. A new ostodoid genus from Queensland". Kew Bulletin 29 (2): 329–331. "It gives me much pleasure to name the genus after Mr. Hyland, in appreciation of his cooperation in obtaining and forwarding material…" 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hylandia%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 13 Nov 2013. 
  3. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A. et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Hylandia dockrillii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013. 


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