Guilfoylia

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Guilfoylia

Genus of plants

Guilfoylia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Surianaceae.[1] The only species is Guilfoylia monostylis.[2]

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Its native range is eastern Australia, and found in the states of New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

The genus name of Guilfoylia is in honour of William Guilfoyle (1840–1912), an Australian landscape gardener and botanist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of monostylis is derived from mono meaning one and stylis referring to the style.[4] It was first described and published in Fragm. (Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, Melbourne) Vol.8 on page 34 in 1873.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Guilfoylia F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Guilfoylia monostylis (Benth.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. [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. [4]
    Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881926279.

List of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller
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