Shonia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Ricinocarpeae
Genus: Shonia
Species: S. bickertonensis – S. carinata – S. territorialis – S. tristigma
Name

Shonia R.J.F.Hend. & Halford, Austrobaileya 7: 218. (2005)

Type species: Shonia tristigma (F.Muell.) Halford & R.J.F.Hend., Austrobaileya 7: 219. (2005)

References

Halford, D.A. & Henderson, R.J. 2005. Studies in Euphorbiaceae s. lat. 7 Shonia RJF Hend. & Halford (Ricinocarpeae, Ricinocarpinae), a new Australian endemic genus. Austrobaileya 7(1): 215-228. JSTOR Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Shonia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Shonia. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Shonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 June 2021.

Shonia is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2005.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[3][4]

Species[3]

Shonia bickertonensis (Specht) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N NT
Shonia carinata Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - S Qld
Shonia territorialis Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N NT
Shonia tristigma (F.Muell.) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - N Qld

References

Henderson, Rodney John Francis & Halford, David A. 2005. Austrobaileya 7: 218
Tropicos, Shonia R.J.F. Hend. & Halford
Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.