Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 28, 2026

Timonius timon

Timonius timon is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern Malesia, Papuasia and northern Australia, where it typically grows in lowland rain forest.

Last revised
Jun 28, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
216 w
Citations
7
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Timonius timon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Timonius
Species:
T. timon
Binomial name
Timonius timon
Varieties2

5; see text

Synonyms2
  • Erithalis timon Spreng. (1813)
  • Nelitris timon (Spreng.) Britten
  • Timonius rumphii DC.

Timonius timon is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern Malesia (Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, and Maluku), Papuasia (New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands) and northern Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia),2 where it typically grows in lowland rain forest.1

The species was first described as Erithalis timon by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1813. In 1937 Elmer Drew Merrill placed the species in genus Timonius as T. timon.2

Varieties

Five varieties are accepted.2

  • Timonius timon var. buloloensis S.P.Darwin
  • Timonius timon var. grandiflorus (K.Schum.) S.P.Darwin
  • Timonius timon var. reticulatus S.P.Darwin
  • Timonius timon var. timon
  • Timonius timon var. whiteanus (S.Moore) S.P.Darwin
References

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2018. Timonius timon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T135894288A135894290. Accessed 18 March 2026.
  2. "Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 March 2026.