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Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker

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Delonix regia
species of plant
Araucaria columnaris
species of plant
Selaginella lepidophylla
species of plant
Jatropha podagrica
species of plant
Cephalotaxus fortunei
species of plant
Balsamorhiza
thumb|left|Leaves are mostly basal with long petiole (botany)|petioles, entire as in this Balsamorhiza careyana individual, or with one to three pinnate lobes Balsamorhiza is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada).
Cosmos atrosanguineus
species of plant
Palaquium gutta
species of plant
Strophanthus gratus
species of plant
Adenostoma
Adenostoma is a genus of shrubs in the rose family (Rosaceae) containing only two species, chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) and redshanks (Adenostoma sparsifolium). Both are native to the Californias.
Burkea africana
African tree species
Allium acuminatum
species of plant
Whitfieldia
Whitfieldia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 13 species of erect or scrambling shrubs native to tropical Africa. The greatest species diversity is in the Guineo-Congolian rainforests of western and central Africa.
Juniperus taxifolia
species of plant
Nemophila menziesii
species of annual herb native to California, Oregon, and Baja California
Arabis blepharophylla
species of plant
Hemithrinax
Hemithrinax is a genus of palms that is endemic to eastern Cuba. It comprises three species and one variety and was previously included within the genus Thrinax.
Anemopsis californica
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Eucalyptus macrocarpa
species of eucalyptus endemic to Western Australia
Dendrobium fimbriatum
species of plant
Pedicularis densiflora
species of plant
Harveya
genus of plants
Allium falcifolium
species of plant
Crotalaria longirostrata
species of plant
Bulbophyllum careyanum
species of plant
Zantedeschia albomaculata
species of plant
Hodgsonia
Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae.
Nardophyllum
Nardophyllum is a genus of South American flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Tropaeolum umbellatum
species of plant
Lithraea caustica
species of plant
Pallavicinia lyellii
species of plant
Peperomia tetraphylla
species of plant
Thysanocarpus
Thysanocarpus is a small genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae known generally as fringepods or lacepods. These are small, erect annual herbs. The flat fruit capsule is generally round or oval-shaped with a wing that goes all the way around the pod, giving it a fringed look. The fruits hang from most of the length of the stem. The plants are native to the western United States, British Columbia, and northwestern Mexico.
Dendrobium falconeri
species of plant
Eucalyptus platypus
species of plant
Eriodictyon californicum
species of plant
Ceanothus integerrimus
species of plant
Boronia fraseri
species of plant
Kalmia microphylla
species of plant
Dendrobium amboinense
species of plant
Aeschynanthus speciosus
species of plant
Allium douglasii
species of plant
Pholidota imbricata
species of plant
Salvia lasiocephala
species of plant
Zanthoxylum coco
species of plant
Geranium cuneatum
species of plant
Andreaea nivalis
species of plant
Tweedia
Tweedia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. The genus is native to South America. An ornamental plant, Oxypetalum coeruleum, formerly included in this genus is commonly referred to as "tweedia".
Herpolirion novae-zelandiae
Herpolirion is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. The sole species is Herpolirion novae-zelandiae, commonly known as sky lily. It is native to New Zealand as well as the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.
Tropidocarpum
Tropidocarpum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. There are two to four species, one of which is extremely rare. Tropidocarpum capparideum, the caper-fruited tropidocarpum, is a plant endemic to California generally considered to be extinct since the 1950s, but has been reported since. Specimens were collected at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, in 2000 and 2001. Its status is currently in debate. The other member of the genus, the dobie pod, T. gracile, is a common mustardlike plant in California and Baja California. Two other plants in separate monotypic genera, Twisse
Dendrobium wattii
species of plant
Adesmia microphylla
species of plant
Acacia neurocarpa
species of plant
Grevillea longistyla
species of plant
Dryopteris goldieana
species of plant
Heterophyllaea
Heterophyllaea is a genus of two species of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae, native to Bolivia and Argentina.
Grevillea juncifolia
species of plant
Castilleja affinis
species of plant
Senecio pulcher
species of plant
Fraxinus dipetala
species of angiosperm