Christisonia Explained

Christisonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Indian subcontinent to Philippines. It is named after the Scottish toxicologist Robert Christison.^[2]

Species:

• Christisonia albida
• Christisonia bicolor
• Christisonia calcarata
• Christisonia flammea
• Christisonia hookeri
• Christisonia indica
• Christisonia keralensis
• Christisonia kwangtungensis
• Christisonia legocia
• Christisonia mira
• Christisonia rodgeri
• Christisonia saulierei
• Christisonia scortechinii
• Christisonia siamensis
• Christisonia sinensis
• Christisonia subacaulis
• Christisonia thwaitesii
• Christisonia tomentosa
• Christisonia tricolor
• Christisonia tubulosa
• Christisonia unicolor
• Christisonia wightii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christisonia Gardner Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 21 March 2021 . en.
2. Lotte Burkhardt, Verzeichnis Eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Index of Eponymic Plant Names; Edition 2018; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; C-15; ISBN 9783946292265