Hornea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1] The only species is Hornea mauritiana.[1]
| Hornea mauritiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Hornea Baker |
| Species: | H. mauritiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Hornea mauritiana Baker
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| Synonyms | |
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Thouinia mauritiana Bojer | |
It is native to Mauritius.[2]
The genus name of Hornea is in honour of John Horne (1835–1905), a Scottish botanist,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of mauritiana means coming from Mauritius. Both the species and the genus were first described and published in Fl. Mauritius on page 59 in 1877.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hornea Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Hornea mauritiana Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.