Nayariophyton

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Nayariophyton
Nayariophyton zizyphifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Nayariophyton
T.K.Paul
Synonyms
  • Dicellostyles jujubifolia Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Dicellostyles zizyphifolia (Griff.) Phuph.
  • Kydia jujubifolia Griff.
  • Kydia zizyphifolia Griff.

Nayariophyton is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Nayariophyton zizyphifolium (Griff.) D.G.Long & A.G.Mill. [2]

Its native range is eastern Himalayas to southern Central China and Thailand. It is found in Assam (India), China, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand.[2]

The genus name of Nayariophyton is in honour of Madhavan Parameswarau Nayar (1905–1978).[3] The Latin specific epithet of zizyphifolium refers to Ziziphus and folium which refers to foliage,[4] meaning that the plant has foliage similar to the Ziziphus plant, a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family. It was first described and published in Fasc. Fl. India Vol.19 on page 183 in 1988.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nayariophyton T.K.Paul | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Nayariophyton zizyphifolium (Griff.) D.G.Long & A.G.Mill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 1-84533-731-X.