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Howelliella

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Howelliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Howelliella
Rothm.
Species:
H. ovata
Binomial name
Howelliella ovata
(Eastw.) Rothm.
Synonyms

Antirrhinum ovatum Eastw.

Howelliella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Howelliella ovata.[2]

It is native to California.[2]

The genus name of Howelliella is in honour of John Thomas Howell (1903–1994), an American botanist and taxonomist,[3] and the Latin specific epithet of ovata refers to ovate, from ovum meaning egg.[4] Both genus and species were first described and published in 1954.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Howelliella Rothm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Howelliella ovata (Eastw.) Rothm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. ^ Coombes, Allen (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 57. ISBN 9781604691962.
  5. ^ Rothmaler, Werner (1954). "Notes on Western Antirrhineae". Leaflets of Western Botany. 7: 115.