Gerardiina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Gerardiina Engl. |
Gerardiina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. [1]
Its native range is Southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces (region of South Africa), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [1]
The genus name of Gerardiina is in honour of John Gerard (1545–1612) an English herbalist, [2] and it was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.23 on page 507 in 1897. [1]
Known species: [1]
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, edited with Karl A. E. von Prantl.
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