Jacquinia (Noun)
Meaning
Sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Jacquinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae, native to the tropical Americas.
- The genus Jacquinia is named after the Austrian botanist Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.
- Jacquinia armillaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae.
- Jacquinia keyensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae, native to the Florida Keys.
- Jacquinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae, with a single species Jacquinia macrocarpa.