Ivanjohnstonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1] The only species is Ivanjohnstonia jaunsariensis Kazmi [2] Its native range is the Western Himalaya.[2]

Ivanjohnstonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Ivanjohnstonia
Kazmi
Species:
I. jaunsariensis
Binomial name
Ivanjohnstonia jaunsariensis

The genus name of Ivanjohnstonia is in honour of Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), an American botanist.[3] and the Latin specific epithet of jaunsariensis refers to the Jaunsar-Bawar region in northern India. Both genus and species were first described and published in Sultania Vol.1 on page 1 in 1975.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ivanjohnstonia Kazmi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ivanjohnstonia jaunsariensis Kazmi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.