Leandriella

Summary

Leandriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]

Leandriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Leandriella
Benoist

It is native to Madagascar.[1]

The genus name of Leandriella is in honour of Jacques Désiré Leandri (1903–1982), a French botanist and mycologist.[2] It was first described and published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) Vol.8 on page 155 in 1939.[1]

Species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Leandriella oblonga Benoist
  • Leandriella valvata Benoist

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Leandriella Benoist | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.