Howelliella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Howelliella ovata.[2]
| Howelliella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Howelliella Rothm. |
| Species: | H. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Howelliella ovata (Eastw.) Rothm.
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| Synonyms | |
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Antirrhinum ovatum Eastw. | |
It is native to California.[2]
The genus name of Howelliella is in honour of John Thomas Howell (1903–1994), an American botanist and taxonomist,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of ovata refers to ovate, from ovum meaning egg.[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in 1954.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Howelliella Rothm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Howelliella ovata (Eastw.) Rothm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Retrieved 2 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.
- ^ Coombes, Allen (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 57. ISBN 9781604691962.
- ^ Rothmaler, Werner (1954). "Notes on Western Antirrhineae". Leaflets of Western Botany. 7: 115.