Kelloggia (Rubiaceae)

Kelloggia galioides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Rubieae
Genus: Kelloggia
Species: K. chinensis – K. galioides

Name

Kelloggia Torr. ex Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2: 137. (1873)

• Type species: Kelloggia galioides Torr. in C.Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped. 17: 332 (1874)

• Etymology: named for Dr. Albert Kellogg, botanist in San Francisco.

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1873. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 2, pars I. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum ordines VI, Caprifoliaceas–Compositas. Pp. I–XII, 1–554. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Kelloggia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Kelloggia. Published online. Accessed: May 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Kelloggia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 May 2019.

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