Willisia: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Podostemaceae
Genus
Willisia
Species
Scientific Name
Willisia

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Willisia

Willisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.

It is native to Bangladesh and India.

Known species:

  • Willisia arekaliana Shivam. & Sadanand
  • Willisia selaginoides (Bedd.) Warm. ex Wille

The genus name of Willisia is in honour of John Christopher Willis (1868–1958), an English botanist known for his 'Age and Area hypothesis' and his criticism of natural selection. It was first described and published in Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., series 6, Vol.11 (1) on page 58 in 1901.

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