Irvingbaileya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Stemonuraceae
Genus: Irvingbaileya
R.A.Howard
Species:
I. australis
Binomial name
Irvingbaileya australis
(C.T.White) R.A.Howard
Synonyms
  • Medusanthera australis (C.T.White) R.A.Howard
  • Tylecarpus australis C.T.White

Irvingbaileya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Stemonuraceae.[1] It is a dioecious tree.[2]

There is only one species, Irvingbaileya australis, endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2][1]

The genus name of Irvingbaileya is in honour of Irving Widmer Bailey (1884–1967), an American botanist known for his work in plant anatomy,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of australis means coming from the Australia.

The genus was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.5 on page 50 in 1943.[1] Also the species was first described and published by Cyril Tenison White in Lloydia Vol.6 on page 143 in 1943.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Irvingbaileya R.A.Howard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Barlow, B.A. (1984) in George, A.S. (ed) Flora of Australia. Volume 22. Rhizophorales to Celastrales. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
  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. ↑ "Irvingbaileya australis (C.T.White) R.A.Howard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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