''Sinojohnstonia'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

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. It is native to China (within north-central, south-central, south-east and Inner Mongolia regions). The genus name of ''Sinojohnstonia'' is in honour of

Ivan Murray Johnston I. M. (Ivan Murray) Johnston (February 28, 1898 – May 31, 1960) was a United States botanist. He studied at Pomona College in Claremont, California and at Harvard University. His plant collections are housed in the '' Rancho Santa Ana Botan ...

(1898–1960), a United States botanist. The Latin

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of ''Sino-'' refers to ''sinensis'' meaning from China. It was first described and published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. Vol.7 on page 201 in 1936.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Sinojohnstonia chekiangensis'' *'' Sinojohnstonia moupinensis'' *'' Sinojohnstonia plantaginea'' *'' Sinojohnstonia ruhuaii''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9077840 Boraginoideae Boraginaceae genera Plants described in 1936 Endemic flora of China