Leandriella Explained

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

It is native to Madagascar.

The genus name of Leandriella is in honour of Jacques Désiré Leandri (1903–1982), a French botanist and mycologist.^[2] It was first described and published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) Vol.8 on page 155 in 1939.

Species, according to Kew:

• Leandriella oblonga
• Leandriella valvata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leandriella Benoist Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 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.