''Hockinia'' is a
monotypic genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Gentianaceae. The only species is ''Hockinia montana''.
It is native to south-eastern Brazil.
The genus name of ''Hockinia'' is in honour of George Curnow Hockin (1812–1890), friend of the author of the genus in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also his brother John Hockin (1810–1893), an amateur botanist in
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
. The Latin
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''montana'' means "of the mountains".
Both genus and species were first described and published in London J. Bot. Vol.2 on page 12 in 1843.
References
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Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae genera
Monotypic Gentianales genera
Plants described in 1843
Flora of Brazil