Ghikaea Explained

Ghikaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1] The only species is Ghikaea speciosa.[2]

Its native range is Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.

The genus name of Ghikaea is in honour of Dimitrie Ghica-Comănești (1839–1923) a Romanian nobleman, explorer, famous hunter, adventurer and politician and also, Nicholae Dimitri Ghika (1875–1921), plant collector and was also Dimitrie's son.[3] It was first described and published in (H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl edited), Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.3 on page 314 in 1908.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghikaea Volkens & Schweinf. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Ghikaea speciosa (Rendle) Diels Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 September 2021 . en.
  3. 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 . 1 January 2021.

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