Hockinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Hockinia montana.[1] It is native to south-eastern Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Hockinia Gardner |
| Species: | H. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Hockinia montana Gardner
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| Synonyms | |
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Anacolus Griseb. | |
The genus name of Hockinia is in honour of George Curnow Hockin (1812–1890), friend of the author of the genus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also his brother John Hockin (1810–1893), an amateur botanist in Dominica.[2] The Latin specific epithet of montana means "of the mountains".[3] Both genus and species were first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.2 on page 12 in 1843.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hockinia Gardner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.