Hornea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1] The only species is Hornea mauritiana.[1]

Hornea mauritiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Hornea
Baker
Species:
H. mauritiana
Binomial name
Hornea mauritiana
Baker
Synonyms

Thouinia mauritiana Bojer

It is native to Mauritius.[2]

The genus name of Hornea is in honour of John Horne (1835–1905), a Scottish botanist,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of mauritiana means coming from Mauritius. Both the species and the genus were first described and published in Fl. Mauritius on page 59 in 1877.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hornea Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hornea mauritiana Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.