Gerardiina

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Gerardiina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Gerardiina
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gerardiina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 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. S2CID   187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.