Biology:Symonanthus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Symonanthus
Cluster of small white blossoms
Symonanthus aromaticus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Symonanthus
Haegi
Synonyms

Isandra F.Muell. in S. Sci. Rec. 3: 2 (1883), nom. illeg.
Isandraea Rauschert Taxon 31: 562 (1982)

Symonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Laurence Arnold Robert Haegi in Telopea vol.2 on page 175 in 1981.[1]

The genus name of Symonanthus is in honour of David Eric Symon (1920–2011), who was an Australian botanist and taxonomist, from the University of Adelaide and Waite Agricultural Research Institute. He help develop the Waite Arboretum as well.[2]

Species

As accepted by Kew:[1]

  • Symonanthus aromaticus (C.A.Gardner) Haegi
  • Symonanthus bancroftii (F.Muell.) Haegi

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Symonanthus Haegi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:893521-1. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q146397 entry