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Species of plant

Ellisiophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Ellisiophyllum
Maxim. (1871)
Species: E. pinnatum
Binomial name
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum
(Wall. ex Benth.) Makino (1906)
Subspecies and varieties
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. bhutanense R.R.Mill
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. pinnatum
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum var. reptans (Maxim.) T.Yamaz.
Synonyms
  • Hornemannia Benth. (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Moseleya Hemsl. (1899)
  • Hornemannia pinnata (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth. (1846)
  • Moseleya pinnata (Wall. ex Benth.) Hemsl. (1899)
  • Ourisia pinnata Wall. ex Benth. (1835)
  • Sibthorpia pinnata (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth. (1884)
White flowers with five petals each and a yellow-green center, surrounded by green leaves
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum

Ellisiophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It contains a single species, Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino

Its native range is the central Himalayas to New Guinea. It is found in central and southern China, the central and eastern Himalayas, Japan, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan.

Its genus name of Ellisiophyllum is in honour of John Ellis (1710–1776), a British linen merchant and naturalist, and phyllum meaning leaf. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves.

It was first published and described in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) Vol.20 on page 91 in 1906.

Three subdivisions are accepted:

  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. bhutanense R.R.Mill - eastern Himalayas
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. pinnatum – central and eastern Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Philippines, and New Guinea
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum var. reptans (Maxim.) T.Yamaz. – Japan (western Honshu and Shikoku)

References

  1. ^ "Ellisiophyllum Maxim. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.
Taxon identifiers
Ellisiophyllum
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum
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