Santisukia Explained
Santisukia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae.[1]
It is native to Thailand.
The genus name of Santisukia is in honour of Thawatchai Santisuk (b. 1944), a Thai herbarium director in Bangkok.[2] It was first described and published in Kew Bull. Vol.47 on page 436 in 1992.[1]
Know species
According to Kew:
- Santisukia kerrii
- Santisukia pagetii
Notes and References
- Web site: Santisukia Brummitt Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 May 2021 . en.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.