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]

Ellisiophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Ellisiophyllum
Maxim. (1871)
Species:
E. pinnatum
Binomial name
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum
(Wall. ex Benth.) Makino (1906)
Subspecies and varieties
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. bhutanense R.R.Mill
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum subsp. pinnatum
  • Ellisiophyllum pinnatum var. reptans (Maxim.) T.Yamaz.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Hornemannia Benth. (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Moseleya Hemsl. (1899)
  • Hornemannia pinnata (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth. (1846)
  • Moseleya pinnata (Wall. ex Benth.) Hemsl. (1899)
  • Ourisia pinnata Wall. ex Benth. (1835)
  • Sibthorpia pinnata (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth. (1884)
White flowers with five petals each and a yellow-green center, surrounded by green leaves
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum

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

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  1. ^ a b c "Ellisiophyllum Maxim. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.