Harrisonia
TaxonHarrisonia
AuthorityR.Br. ex A.Juss.[1]
Synonyms
  • Ebelingia Rchb.
  • Lasiolepis Benn.

Harrisonia is a small genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cneoroideae of the Rutaceae (citrus family).[2][3] Older taxonomic treatments have placed this genus in the Simaroubaceae.[4]

Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:[4]

  1. Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. - Africa
  2. Harrisonia brownii A.Juss. - type species[5] with a discontinuous range from the Andaman Islands to Malesia and New Guinea[4]
  3. Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr. - China and Indochina

References

  1. ^ Brown R (1825) Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 517.
  2. ^ Appelhans, Marc S.; Bayly, Michael J.; Heslewood, Margaret M.; Groppo, Milton; Verboom, G. Anthony; Forster, Paul I.; Kallunki, Jacquelyn A.; & Duretto, Marco F. (2021), "A new subfamily classification of the Citrus family (Rutaceae) based on six nuclear and plastid markers", Taxon. 70 (5): 1035–1061, doi:10.1002/tax.12543. hdl:11343/288824
  3. ^ NCBI: Cneoroideae
  4. ^ "Harrisonia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ Tropicos: Harrisonia R. Br. ex A. Juss.