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Klossia montana

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Klossia montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Ophiorrhizeae
Genus: Klossia
Ridl.
Species:
K. montana
Binomial name
Klossia montana
Ridl.

Klossia montana is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Klossia.[1][2][3]

It is native to Malaysia,[3] mainly on the Malay Peninsula.[4]

The genus name of Klossia is in honour of C. Boden Kloss (1877–1949), an English zoologist and was an expert on the mammals and birds of Southeast Asia.[5] The Latin specific epithet of montana means coming from the mountains.[6] Both genus and species were first described and published in J. Fed. Malay States Mus. Vol.4 on pages 27–28 in 1909.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Klossia Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ Malaysian Nature Society Directory of Important Bird Areas in Malaysia: Key Sites for Conservation ( 2007), p. 62, at Google Books
  3. ^ a b c "Klossia montana Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ Hsuan Keng Orders and Families of Malayan Seed Plants (1987), p. 35, at Google Books
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.