Zuccarinia
Genus of plants
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Zuccarinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family of Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Zuccarinia macrophylla, which is endemic to western Malesia,[1] It is found in Jawa, Malaya and Sumatera.[2]
| Zuccarinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Zuccarinia Blume |
| Species: | Z. macrophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Zuccarinia macrophylla Blume | |
The genus and species were circumscribed by Carl Ludwig Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. on pages 1006-1007 in 1826.[2]
The genus name of Zuccarinia is in honour of Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1797–1848), who was a German botanist, Professor of Botany at LMU Munich.[3]
Former species
- Zuccarinia cordata Ridl. = Zuccarinia macrophylla Blume
- Zuccarinia ornata (Wall.) Spreng. = Jackiopsis ornata (Wall.) Ridsdale
