Johanneshowellia Explained

Johanneshowellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygonaceae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Its native range is south-western USA. It is found in the states of California, Nevada and Utah.

The genus name of Johanneshowellia is in honour of John Thomas Howell (1903–1994), an American botanist and taxonomist.^[4] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.56 on page 299 in 2004.^[3]

Known species, according to Kew:

• Johanneshowellia crateriorum
• Johanneshowellia puberula

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johanneshowellia Reveal Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Reveal . James L. . Eriogonoideae (Polygonaceae) of North America north of Mexico: Johanneshowellia . University of Maryland . 2 October 2021.
3. 10.1663/0007-196X(2004)056[0299:JPEANG]2.0.CO;2 . 0007-196X . 2004 . 56 . 4 . 299–306 . Johanneshowellia (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new genus from the Intermountain West . Brittonia . Reveal . James L. . 3218353. 20181547 .
4. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.