''Sinojohnstonia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Boraginaceae.
It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions).
The genus name of ''Sinojohnstonia'' is in honour of
Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), a United States botanist. The Latin
suffix
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of ''Sino-'' refers to ''sinensis'' meaning from China.
It was first described and published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. Vol.7 on page 201 in 1936.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Sinojohnstonia chekiangensis
''Sinojohnstonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions).
The genus name of ''Sinojohnstonia'' is in honour of I ...
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Sinojohnstonia moupinensis
''Sinojohnstonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions).
The genus name of ''Sinojohnstonia'' is in honour of Ivan ...
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Sinojohnstonia plantaginea
''Sinojohnstonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions).
The genus name of ''Sinojohnstonia'' is in honour of I ...
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Sinojohnstonia ruhuaii''
References
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Boraginoideae
Boraginaceae genera
Plants described in 1936
Flora of China