Gerardiina Explained

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.

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.

Known species:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gerardiina Engl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
  2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gerardiina".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.