Klossia montana explained

Klossia montana is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Klossia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is native to Malaysia,^[3] mainly on the Malay Peninsula.^[4]

The genus name of Klossia is in honour of C. Boden Kloss (1877–1949), an English zoologist and was an expert on the mammals and birds of Southeast Asia.^[5] The Latin specific epithet of montana means coming from the mountains.^[6] Both genus and species were first described and published in J. Fed. Malay States Mus. Vol.4 on pages 27–28 in 1909.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Klossia Ridl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 9 October 2021 . en.
2. Malaysian Nature Society
3. Web site: Klossia montana Ridl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 9 October 2021 . en.
4. Hsuan Keng
5. 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 . 1 January 2021.
6. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 184533731X .