Stonesia
Genus of flowering plants
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Stonesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]
| Stonesia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Stonesia G.Taylor |
It is native to Guinea and Cameroon.[1]
The genus name of Stonesia is in honour of Margaret Stones (1920 - 2018), an Australian botanical illustrator.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. Vol.1 on page 59 in 1953.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Stonesia fascicularis G.Taylor
- Stonesia ghoguei E.Pfeifer & Rutish.
- Stonesia gracilis G.Taylor
- Stonesia heterospathella G.Taylor
- Stonesia taylorii C.Cusset