Ellisiophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It contains a single species, Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino [2]
Its native range is the central Himalayas to New Guinea.[1] It is found in central and southern China, the central and eastern Himalayas, Japan, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan.[2]
Its genus name of Ellisiophyllum is in honour of John Ellis (1710–1776), a British linen merchant and naturalist,[3] and phyllum meaning leaf. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves.[4]
It was first published and described in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) Vol.20 on page 91 in 1906.[2]
Three subdivisions are accepted:
- Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. bhutanense R.R.Mill - eastern Himalayas
- Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. pinnatum – central and eastern Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Philippines, and New Guinea
- Ellisiophyllum pinnatum var. reptans (Maxim.) T.Yamaz. – Japan (western Honshu and Shikoku)
References
- ^ a b c "Ellisiophyllum Maxim. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Ellisiophyllum pinnatum (Wall. ex Benth.) Makino | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.