Ruhooglandia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Genus: Ruhooglandia
S.Dransf. & K.M.Wong
Species:
R. hooglandii
Binomial name
Ruhooglandia hooglandii
(Holttum) S.Dransf. & K.M.Wong

Ruhooglandia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It only contains one knowns species, Ruhooglandia hooglandii.[1]

It is native to New Guinea.[1]

It is named after the Dutch botanist Ruurd Dirk Hoogland (1922-1994).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ruhooglandia S.Dransf. & K.M.Wong | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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