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Singaporandia

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Singaporandia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Singaporandia
K.M.Wong
Species:
S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Singaporandia macrophylla
(Hook.f.) K.M.Wong
Synonyms
  • Randia macrophylla Hook.f.
  • Rothmannia macrophylla (Hook.f.) Bremek.

Singaporandia macrophylla (Hook.f.) K.M.Wong[1] is a small tree of the family Rubiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Singaporandia. It occurs in lowland dipterocarp forest in Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra.[2]

The genus name of Singaporandia refers to Singapore, where the plant was first found and also Isaac Rand (1674–1743), who was an English botanist and apothecary, who was a lecturer and director at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London.[3]

The genus and species were circumscribed by Khoon Meng Wong in Sandakania vol.21 on pages 53 and 54 in 2016.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wong KM (2016) Sandakania 21: 53.
  2. ^ a b "Singaporandia K.M.Wong | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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