Aitchisonia

Aitchisonia rosea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Aitchisonieae
Genus: Aitchisonia
Species: A. rosea

Name

Aitchisonia Hemsl. ex Aitch., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 166. (1882)

• monotypic taxon

• Type species: Aitchisonia rosea Hemsl. ex Aitch.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aitchison, J.E.T. 1882. On the Flora of the Kuram valley, &c., Afghanistan.―Part II. The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 19(117–119): 139–200. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Aitchisonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Aitchisonia. Published online. Accessed: 28. Jan. 2026. Reference page.