Johnstonella

Johnstonella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]

Johnstonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Johnstonella
Brand

Its native range is south western and southern USA to Mexico, Peru to southern South America. It is found in the American states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah, as well as in the countries of Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Peru.[1]

The genus name of Johnstonella is in honour of Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), an American botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.21 on page 249 in 1925.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Johnstonella albida (Kunth) M.E.Mabry & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella angelica (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella angustifolia (Torr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella costata (Brandegee) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella diplotricha (Phil.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella echinosepala (J.F.Macbr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella fastigiata (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella geohintonii (B.L.Turner) M.G.Simpson & R.B.Kelley
  • Johnstonella grayi (Vasey & Rose) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella gypsites (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.E.Mabry
  • Johnstonella holoptera (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella inaequata (I.M.Johnst.) Brand
  • Johnstonella mexicana (Brandegee) M.E.Mabry & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella micromeres (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella parviflora (Phil.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella pusilla (Torr. & A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
  • Johnstonella racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Brand

References
  1. "Johnstonella Brand | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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