Solonia
Species of plant
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Solonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae, with just contains one species, Solonia reflexa Urb.[2]
| Solonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Solonia Urb. |
| Species: | S. reflexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Solonia reflexa Urb. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Walleniella cubana P.Wilson | |
It grows as a shrub and is native to Cuba.[2]
The genus name of Solonia is in honour of Solon (c. 640 BC – c. 560 BC), an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet.[3] The Latin specific epithet of reflexa means bent backwards or reflexed from reflecto.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described by Ignatz Urban and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.18 on pages 22–23 in 1922.[1][2]