Mandirola
| Mandirola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Mandirola Decne. |
Mandirola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]
It is native to Bolivia and Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Mandirola is in honour of Agostino Mandirola (d. 1661), Italian clergyman, naturalist and botanist with a focus on medicinal plants and citrus.[2] It was first described and published in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér.3, Vol.2 on page 468 in 1848.[1]
Known species[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Mandirola hirsuta (DC.) A.O.Araujo & Chautems
- Mandirola ichthyostoma (Gardner) Seem. ex Hanst.
- Mandirola rupestris (Gardner) Roalson & Boggan
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Mandirola Decne. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ 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.