Biology:Parodianthus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Parodianthus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Parodianthus
Tronc.

Parodianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]

Its native range is northern Argentina.[1]

The genus name of Parodianthus is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses.[2] It was first described and published in Darwiniana Vol.5 on page 37 in 1941.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Parodianthus capillaris Tronc.
  • Parodianthus ilicifolius (Moldenke) Tronc.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6061903 entry