Hortonia (plant)

Hortonia is a genus of trees and shrubs of the family Monimiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and comprises three species.^[1]

Hortonia
Hortonia angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Monimiaceae
Genus:	Hortonia Wight ex Arnott, 1838

Species

• Hortonia angustifolia Trimen.
• Hortonia floribunda Wight. ex Arn.
• Hortonia ovalifolia Wight.

References

1. "(PDF) Evaluation of species limits of Hortonia by DNA barcoding". Researchgate.net. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

• Carr, Gavin; Williams, David E.; Ratnayake, Rukmal; Bandara, Ratnayake; Wijesundara, Siril; Tarling, Tamsin; Balgi, Aruna D.; Roberge, Michel; Andersen, Raymond J.; Karunaratne, Veranja (2012). "Hortonones a to C, Hydroazulenones from the Genus Hortonia". Journal of Natural Products. 75 (6): 1189–91. doi:10.1021/np200927k. PMID 22626446.
• Ratnayake, Rukmal; Ratnayake Bandara, B.M.; Wijesundara, Siril; MacLeod, John K.; Simmonds, Peta; Karunaratne, Veranja (2008). "Bioactivity and chemistry of the genus Hortonia". Natural Product Research. 22 (16): 1393–402. doi:10.1080/14786410701722433. hdl:1885/53823. PMID 19023800. S2CID 2197563.
• Ratnayake, Rukmal; Bandara, Ratnayake B.M.; Wijesundara, Siril. A. D.; Carr, Gavin; Andersen, Raymond J.; Karunaratne, Veranja (2008). "Four new butanolide derivatives from Hortonia, a genus endemic to Sri Lanka". Journal of Chemical Research. 2008 (3): 134–6. doi:10.3184/030823408X298490. S2CID 197174876.
• Rathnayake, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Rukmal Priyadarsani (2002). Chemistry of the Genus Hortonia (PhD Thesis). University of Peradeniya. hdl:123456789/2774.
• http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Monimiaceae/Hortonia/%5B%5D