Biology:Liberatia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Liberatia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Liberatia
Rizzini

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

It is native to Bolivia and Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Liberatia is in honour of Liberato Joaquim Barroso (1900–1949), a Brazilian botanist and agronomist.[2] It was first described and published in Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. Vol.8 on page 21 in 1947.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Liberatia boliviana R.C.Foster
  • Liberatia diandra (Nees) Rizzini

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15940764 entry