Torricellia

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Torricellia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Torricelliaceae
Genus: Torricellia
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Torricellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Torricelliaceae. [1]

It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam. [1]

Known species: [1]

The genus name of Torricellia is in honour of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), an Italian physicist and mathematician. [2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 257 in 1830. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Torricellia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 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.
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