Corsiopsis Explained

Corsiopsis is a genus of plants in the Corsiaceae family.^{[1] [2]} It contains only one known species, Corsiopsis chinensis, endemic to Guangdong Province in China.^{[3] [4]}

Both the genus and the species were circumscribed by Dian Xiang Zhang, Richard M.K. Saunders and Chi-Ming Hu in Syst. Bot. vol.24 (3) on page 313 in 1999.^[5]

The genus name of Corsiopsis is in honour of Bardo Corsi Salviati (1844–1907), who was an Italian nobleman with a large botanical park near Florence.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Zhang, Dian Xang, Saunders, Richard M. K., & Hu, Chi Ming. 1999. Systematic Botany 24(3): 313–314
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50203180 Tropicos, Corsiopsis D.X. Zhang, R.M.K. Saunders & C.M. Hu
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=303279 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250095634 Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 131 白玉簪 bai yu zan Corsiopsis chinensis D. X. Zhang, R. M. K. Saunders & C. M. Hu, Syst. Bot. 24: 313. 1999.
5. Web site: Corsiopsis D.X.Zhang, R.M.K.Saunders & C.M.Hu Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 10 October 2022 . en.
6. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.