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Shirakia
''Neoshirakia'', known as milktree, is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae, native to east Asia. It is part of a group first described in 1954 with the name ''Shirakia'', but this proved to be an illegitimate name, unacceptable under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, Code of Nomenclature. The genus was later divided, with its species distributed amongst three genera: ''Neoshirakia'', ''Shirakiopsis'' , and ''Triadica''. ''Neoshirakia'' contains only one known species, ''Neoshirakia japonica'', known as tallow tree, native to China, Korea, and Japan (including Nansei Shoto, Nansei-shotÅ). The name ''Shirakia'' thus became a synonym of ''Neoshirakia'' because ''S. japonica'' was the type species for that genus, the species now renamed ''N. japonica.'' Esser, Hans-Joachim. 1999. Blumea 44: 184 References Hippomaneae Flora of China Flora of Eastern Asia Monotypic Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |