Isidroa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae. The only species is Isidroa spinifera.[1]
| Isidroa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Isidroa Greuter & R.Rankin |
| Species: | I. spinifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Isidroa spinifera (Urb.) Greuter & R.Rankin
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Its native range is Hispaniola. It is found in Dominican Republic and Haiti.[1]
The genus name of Isidroa is in honour of Isidro E. Méndez (b. 1958), a Cuban botanist and specialist in Verbenaceae, especially Lantana.[2] The Latin specific epithet of spinifera refers to spiny, from 'spina' 'spinose'.[3] Both genus and species were first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.46 on page 16 in 2016.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Isidroa Greuter & R.Rankin | 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226009193.
- ^ "Isidroa spinifera (Urb.) Greuter & R.Rankin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2021.