Rockinghamia

Rockinghamia
Rockinghamia angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Rottlerinae
Genus:
Airy Shaw[1][2]
Type species
Rockinghamia angustifolia

Rockinghamia is a genus of plants in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1966.[3] It contains only two species, both of which are endemic to the state of Queensland in Australia.[2]

Species

As of July 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following two species:[2]

  • Rockinghamia angustifolia (Benth.) Airy Shaw
  • Rockinghamia brevipes Airy Shaw

References

  1. ^ "Rockinghamia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Rockinghamia Airy Shaw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ^ Shaw, Airy (1966). "Notes on Malaysian and Other Asiatic Euphorbiaceae". Kew Bulletin. 20 (1): 29. doi:10.2307/4107879. JSTOR 4107879.


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