Hosiea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Hosiea
Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson

Hosiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.[1]

It is native to southern China and Japan.[1]

The genus name of Hosiea is in honour of Alexander Hosie (1853–1925), an English diplomat, researcher and plant collector in China,[2] and it was first described and published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906 on page 154 in 1906.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Hosiea japonica Makino
  • Hosiea sinensis (Oliv.) Hemsl. & E. H. Wilson

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hosiea Hemsl. & E. H. Wilson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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