Jackiopsis

Jackiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Colin Ernest Ridsdale in 1979. The genus contains only one species, viz. Jackiopsis ornata, which is found in Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra.[1] It is also the only species in the tribe Jackieae.

Jackiopsis
Jackiopsis ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Jackieae
Genus: Jackiopsis
Ridsdale
Species:
J. ornata
Binomial name
Jackiopsis ornata
(Wall.) Ridsdale
Synonyms
  • Jackia ornata Wall.
  • Zuccarinia ornata (Wall.) Spreng.

According to Henry Nicholas Ridley, Malay name for Jackiopsis ornata is segan paya.[2]

References

  1. "Jackiopsis ornata (Wall.) Ridsdale, Blumea 25: 296 (1979)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. Ridley, H. N. (1897). "List of Malay Plant Names". Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: 238. Retrieved 9 June 2019. segan paya.
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