Elaeocarpus munroi

Elaeocarpus munroi is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family and is endemic to India. It was first formally described in 1838 by Robert Wight who gave it the name Monocera munroii in his book Illustrations of Indian Botany.[2][3] In 1874, Maxwell T. Masters changed the name to Elaeocarpus munroi in the Hooker's Flora of British India.[1][4] The specific epithet (munroi) honours the botanist, William Munro.[3]

Elaeocarpus munroi
Leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species:
E. munroi
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus munroi
Synonyms

Monocera munroii Wight

References
  1. "Elaeocarpus munroi". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "Monocera munroii". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. Wight, Robert (1838). Illustrations of Indian Botany. 1. Madras: J.B. Pharoah. p. 84. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. Hooker, Joseph D. (ed.); Masters, Maxwell T. (1875). The Flora of British India. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 407. Retrieved 4 February 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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