Hodgkinsonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora F.Muell. [2]
| Hodgkinsonia | |
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| Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Hodgkinsonia F.Muell. |
Its native range is eastern Australia, in the territories of New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
The genus name of Hodgkinsonia is in honour of Clement Hodgkinson (1818–1893), an English naturalist, explorer and surveyor of Australia.[3] The Latin specific epithet of ovatiflora is derived from ovatusLmeaning egg-shaped and flora meaning flower.Both genus and species were first described and published in Fragm. (Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae) Vol.2 on page 132 in 1861.[2]
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