Liberatia Explained

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

It is native to Bolivia and Brazil.

The genus name of Liberatia is in honour of Liberato Joaquim Barroso (1900–1949), a Brazilian botanist and agronomist.^[2] It was first described and published in Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. Vol.8 on page 21 in 1947.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:

• Liberatia boliviana
• Liberatia diandra

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liberatia Rizzini Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 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.