Moquiniella

Moquiniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Moquiniella rubra (A.Spreng.) Balle[2]

Moquiniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Moquiniella
Balle
Synonyms
  • Lichtensteinia elegans Tiegh.
  • Loranthus burchellii (DC.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Loranthus elegans Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Loranthus schlechtendalianus Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Moquinia rubra A.Spreng.

It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region in South Africa).[2]

The genus name of Moquiniella is in honour of Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor.[3] The genus of Moquiniella has 2 known synonyms, Lichtensteinia J.C.Wendl. and Moquinia A.Spreng..[1] The Latin specific epithet of rubra means red.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Séances Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge Vol.25 on pages 1628-1630 in 1954.[1][2]

References
  1. "Moquiniella Balle | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. "Moquiniella rubra (A.Spreng.) Balle | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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