Windsorina
| Windsorina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Windsorina Gleason |
| Binomial name | |
| Windsorina guianensis Gleason | |
Windsorina is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1923.[1][2]
The only known species is Windsorina guianensis, endemic to the Kaieteur National Park along the Potaro River in Guyana.[3]
The genus is named in honour of the House of Windsor, Royal Family of the United Kingdom.[1]
References
- 1 2 Gleason, Henry Allan. 1923. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 50: 148-152|Gleason, Henry Allan. 1923. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 50: 148-152 and plate 7 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, line drawing as illustration
- ↑ Tropicos, Windsorina Gleason
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Famlies
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