Cleghornia Explained
Cleghornia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It includes two species, which are native to Borneo, China, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
The genus name was chosen in dedication to Dr. Hugh Cleghorn,[2] the "father of scientific forestry in India".[3]
- Species[1]
- Cleghornia acuminata Wight - Sri Lanka
- Cleghornia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble - Guizhou, Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, W Malaysia
- formerly included
- C. borneensis King & Gamble = Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
- C. chinensis (Merr.) P.T.Li = Sindechites chinensis (Merr.) Markgr. & Tsiang
- C. cymosa Wight = Cleghornia acuminata Wight
- C. dongnaiensis Pierre ex Pit. = Cleghornia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble
- C. gracilis King & Gamble = Anodendron gracile (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
- C. henryi (Oliv.) P.T.Li = Sindechites henryi Oliv.
External links
Notes and References
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=41669 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- (conducted by) P.J.Selby, Esq., F.L.S. . George Johnston, M.D. . Charles C. Babington, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. . J.H.Balfour, M.D., Prof. Bot. Edinburgh . Richard Taylor, F.L.S., F.G.S. . amp . Proceedings of the Royal Society ; Zoological Society ; Botanical Society of Edinburgh . 1850 . VI . 2nd Series . 142 . Annals and Magazine of Natural History . ...Cleghornia, a new genus of Apocynaceæ, named by Dr. Wight, in honour of Dr. Hugh Cleghorn . R. and J.E.Taylor . London . PDF . July 13, 2011.
- The Hill Forests of Western India . Journal of the Society of Arts . Society of Arts (Great Britain) . Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. 47 . George Bell and Sons . 1899 . . 735 . July 13, 2011 .
