Timonius timon
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Timonius |
| Species: | T. timon |
| Binomial name | |
| Timonius timon | |
| Varieties[2] | |
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5; see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Timonius timon is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern Malesia (Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, and Maluku), Papuasia (New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands) and northern Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia),[2] where it typically grows in lowland rain forest.[1]
The species was first described as Erithalis timon by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1813. In 1937 Elmer Drew Merrill placed the species in genus Timonius as T. timon.[2]
Varieties
[edit]Five varieties are accepted.[2]
- Timonius timon var. buloloensis S.P.Darwin
- Timonius timon var. grandiflorus (K.Schum.) S.P.Darwin
- Timonius timon var. reticulatus S.P.Darwin
- Timonius timon var. timon
- Timonius timon var. whiteanus (S.Moore) S.P.Darwin
References
[edit]- 1 2 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2018. Timonius timon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T135894288A135894290. Accessed 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Timonius
- Flora of Java
- Flora of the Lesser Sunda Islands
- Flora of the Maluku Islands
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of Papuasia
- Flora of Sulawesi
- Flora of Western Australia
- Least concern flora of Asia
- Least concern flora of Australia
- Plants described in 1813
- Taxa named by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel