Hedstromia

Hedstromia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1] It only contains one species, Hedstromia latifolia.^[2]

Hedstromia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Hedstromia A.C.Sm.
Species:	H. latifolia
Binomial name
Hedstromia latifolia A.C.Sm.

It is native to Fiji.^[2]

The genus name of Hedstromia honours John Maynard Hedstrom (1872–1951), a Fijian businessman and politician.^[3] The Latin specific epithet of latifolia means broad-leaved, it is derived from latus meaning broad.^[4] It was first described and published in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. vol.141 on page 148 in 1936.^[2]