Windsorina
Genus of flowering plants
| Windsorina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Windsorina Gleason |
| Species: | W. guianensis |
| 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
- ^ a b 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 Families
