Daustinia Explained

Daustinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It only contains one known species, Daustinia montana.^[1]

Its native range is eastern Brazil.

The genus name of Daustinia is in honour of Daniel Frank Austin (1943–2015), an American botanist from the University of Arizona.^[2] The Latin specific epithet of montana means "of the mountains" referring to the habitat of the plant.^[3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.197 on page 60 in 2015.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daustinia Buril & A.R.Simões Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 21 March 2021 . en.
2. 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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
3. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .