Sinojohnstonia


Sinojohnstonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
It is native to China.
The genus name of Sinojohnstonia is in honour of Ivan Murray Johnston, a United States botanist. The Latin suffix 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''