Durringtonia
Genus of plants
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Durringtonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Durringtonia paludosa, which is endemic to Australia (northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland).[2]
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| specimen NSW372975 image CC-BY 4.0, National Herbarium of New South Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Anthospermeae |
| Genus: | Durringtonia R.J.F.Hend. & Guymer |
| Species: | D. paludosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Durringtonia paludosa | |
 Isotype site (Allan Herbarium CHR 447304: Moreton Island, QLD)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000004-QINU`"' | |
The genus and the species were first described in 1985 by Rodney Henderson and Gordon Guymer.[3][4][5] The genus name honours Lorraine Durrington who first collected this "insignificant-looking and rare plant in a swamp on the island".[5]
