Gleadovia Explained

Gleadovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.^[1]

Its native range is western Himalaya, Assam (in India) to southern China.

The genus name of Gleadovia is in honour of Frank Gleadow (1856–1930), an English forester and plant collector in India who discovered this plant.^[2] It was first described and published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. Vol.69 on page 488 in 1901.

Known species:

• Gleadovia banerjiana
• Gleadovia konyakianorum
• Gleadovia mupinensis
• Gleadovia ruborum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gleadovia Gamble & Prain 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 . 1 January 2021.