Windsorina
Genus of flowering plants
Windsorina | |
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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