Raulinoa Explained

Raulinoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Raulinoa echinata R.S.Cowan

Its native range is southern Brazil.

The genus name of Raulinoa is in honour of Raulino Reitz (1919–1990), a Brazilian clergyman, historian, botanist, and botanical garden director.[2] The Latin specific epithet of echinata refers to hedgehog, from echinus.[3] It was first described and published in Sendtnera Vol.12 on page 90 in 1960.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raulinoa R.S.Cowan Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 May 2021 . en.
  2. 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.
  3. Book: Stearn, William . Botanical Latin . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 2004 . 9780881926279.

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