Zuccarinia Explained

Zuccarinia should not be confused with Zucchini.

Zuccarinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family of Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Zuccarinia macrophylla, which is endemic to western Malesia,^[1] It is found in Jawa, Malaya and Sumatera.

The genus and species were circumscribed by Carl Ludwig Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. on pages 1006-1007 in 1826.^[2]

The genus name of Zuccarinia is in honour of Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1797–1848), who was a German botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of Munich.^[3]

Former species

• Zuccarinia cordata Ridl. = Zuccarinia macrophylla Blume
• Zuccarinia ornata (Wall.) Spreng. = Jackiopsis ornata (Wall.) Ridsdale

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 10 February 2017.
2. Web site: Zuccarinia Blume Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 22 December 2022 . en.
3. 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.