Irvingbaileya
| Irvingbaileya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Stemonuraceae |
| Genus: | Irvingbaileya R.A.Howard |
| Species: | I. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Irvingbaileya australis (C.T.White) R.A.Howard
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Irvingbaileya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Stemonuraceae.[1] It is a dioecious tree.[2]
There is only one species, Irvingbaileya australis, endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2][1]
The genus name of Irvingbaileya is in honour of Irving Widmer Bailey (1884–1967), an American botanist known for his work in plant anatomy,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of australis means coming from the Australia.
The genus was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.5 on page 50 in 1943.[1] Also the species was first described and published by Cyril Tenison White in Lloydia Vol.6 on page 143 in 1943.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Irvingbaileya R.A.Howard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b Barlow, B.A. (1984) in George, A.S. (ed) Flora of Australia. Volume 22. Rhizophorales to Celastrales. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
- ^ "Irvingbaileya australis (C.T.White) R.A.Howard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2021.