Gardneria
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| Gardneria | |
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| Gardneria multiflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
| Genus: | Gardneria Wall. |
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Pseudogardneria Racib. | |
Gardneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loganiaceae.[1]
Its native range is Himalaya to Japan and Java. It is found in the regions of Assam, Bangladesh, China, Eastern Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam and Western Himalaya.[1]
The genus name of Gardneria is in honour of Edward Gardner (1784–1861), English colonial administrator at the court of the raja of Nepal,[2] and it was first described and published in W.Roxburgh's Flora Indica Vol.1 on page 400 in 1820.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Gardneria angustifolia Wall.
- Gardneria lanceolata Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Gardneria multiflora Makino
- Gardneria nutans Siebold & Zucc.
- Gardneria ovata Wall.