Annesijoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Jatropheae
Genus: Annesijoa
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Species:
A. novoguineensis
Binomial name
Annesijoa novoguineensis

Annesijoa is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.[1] The sole species, Annesijoa novoguineensis is endemic to New Guinea.

Etymology

Annesijoa is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Joannesia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the king John VI of Portugal.[2]

References

  1. "Annesijoa — the Plant List".
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée (in German). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. A13. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901.


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