Annesijoa | |
---|---|
![]() | |
An animation showing the anagrammatical origin of the genus of Euphorbiaceae name Annesijoa from the genus name Joannesia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
Tribe: | Jatropheae |
Genus: | Annesijoa Pax & K.Hoffm. |
Species: | A. novoguineensis
|
Binomial name | |
Annesijoa novoguineensis |
Annesijoa is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.[1] The sole species, Annesijoa novoguineensis is endemic to New Guinea.
Etymology
[edit]Annesijoa is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Joannesia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the king John VI of Portugal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Annesijoa — the Plant List".
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée (in German). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. A13. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901.