Biology:Jarandersonia

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Jarandersonia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Jarandersonia
Kosterm.

Jarandersonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]

It is native to Borneo.[1]

The genus name of Jarandersonia is in honour of James Aidan Robb Anderson (1922–2004), an English forester, botanist and plant collector with the Forestry Service in Sarawak (now in Malaysia).[2] it was first described and published in Reinwardtia Vol.5 on page 319 in 1960.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Jarandersonia clemensiae (Burret) Kosterm.
  • Jarandersonia parvifolia Kosterm.
  • Jarandersonia pentaceoides R.C.K.Chung & H.S.Tan
  • Jarandersonia purseglovei (Kosterm.) Kosterm.
  • Jarandersonia rinoreoides Kosterm.
  • Jarandersonia spinulosa Kosterm.
  • Jarandersonia yahyantha K.M.Wong, Joffre, Ariffin & Y.W.Low

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10305362 entry