Taxa named by David Don

Cassiope is a genus of 18 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. It is the sole genus in the subfamily Cassiopoideae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions. The genus is named after Cassiopeia of Greek mythology.

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Cyanotis is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. Species of the genus are native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.

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Leucomeris is a genus of Asian flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It includes three species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, and south-central China.

Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The genus was first described in 1823 by David Don.

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Anastraphia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes 33 species native to the Caribbean, including Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Geophila is a genus of herbs in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is pantropical, as it is found in most tropical regions.

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Lysionotus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae (subfamily Didymocarpoideae, tribe Trichosporeae). It occurs in the Himalayas, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The genus was described by David Don in 1822.

Artanema is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Linderniaceae. It was formerly included in the Plantaginaceae, but reclassified based on genetic evidence.

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Centronia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

Microlicia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to northern South America, particularly Brazil. They tend to be subshrubs.

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Roylea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It contains only one known species, Roylea cinerea, native to the Western Himalayas of Nepal and northern India.

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