houstonia

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houstonia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Houstonia \Hous*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William
     Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.)
     A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous
     salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty
     species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this
     genus.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

houstonia - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Houstonia, MO (city, FIPS 33256)
    Location: 38.89943 N, 93.35980 W
    Population (1990): 283 (113 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 65333