- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30074548-2
- Publication
- Species Plantarum
- Collation
- 2: 698
- Date of Publication
- 1 May 1753
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Theaceae
Type Information
- Type Name
- S. malacodendron L.
Nomenclatural Notes
Gen. Pl. ed. 5. 311. 1754
Remarks
Linnaeus (Gen. Pl.) cited Lawson as the author of the treatment of Stewartia. Eponymy: Stewartia (Stuartia) named in honor of John Stuart, third Earl of Bute (1713-92), for whom Butea was also named, British Prime Minister 1762-63 (vide Stearn's Dict. Pl. Names Gardeners 286. 1992)
Links
- Replaced synonym of
- Malachodendron Mitch., Diss. Brev. Princ. Bot. 38 (1769), nom. illeg.
- Same citation as
- Stewartia I.Lawson, Sp. Pl. 2: 698 (1753).
- Same citation as
- Stewartia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 698 (1753).