Shonia

Shonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Ricinocarpeae
Subtribe: Bertyinae
Genus: Shonia
Planch.

Shonia is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2005.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[3][4]

Species[3]
  1. Shonia bickertonensis (Specht) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N NT
  2. Shonia carinata Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S Qld
  3. Shonia territorialis Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N NT
  4. Shonia tristigma (F.Muell.) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N Qld

References

  1. Henderson, Rodney John Francis & Halford, David A. 2005. Austrobaileya 7: 218
  2. Tropicos, Shonia R.J.F. Hend. & Halford
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
  4. Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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