Hosiea
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| Hosiea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Icacinales |
| Family: | Icacinaceae |
| Genus: | Hosiea Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson |
Hosiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.[1]
It is native to southern China and Japan.[1]
The genus name of Hosiea is in honour of Alexander Hosie (1853–1925), an English diplomat, researcher and plant collector in China,[2] and it was first described and published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906 on page 154 in 1906.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Hosiea japonica Makino
- Hosiea sinensis (Oliv.) Hemsl. & E. H. Wilson