Hosiea Explained

Hosiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.^[1]

It is native to southern China and Japan.

The genus name of Hosiea is in honour of Alexander Hosie (1853–1925), an English diplomat, researcher and plant collector in China,^[2] and it was first described and published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906 on page 154 in 1906.

Known species, according to Kew:

• Hosiea japonica
• Hosiea sinensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hosiea Hemsl. & E. H. Wilson Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.