Lindackeria Explained

Lindackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.^[1]

Its native range is south-eastern Mexico to southern Tropical America and Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zaïre.

The genus name of Lindackeria is in honour of Johann Thaddaeus Lindacker (1768–1816), Bohemian mineralogist from Banská Štiavnica, who collected plants for his herbarium.^[2] It was first described and published in Reliq. Haenk. Vol.2 on page 89 in 1835.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Lindackeria bukobensis
• Lindackeria cuneatoacuminata
• Lindackeria dentata
• Lindackeria fragrans
• Lindackeria latifolia
• Lindackeria laurina
• Lindackeria ngounyensis
• Lindackeria ovata
• Lindackeria paludosa
• Lindackeria paraensis
• Lindackeria pauciflora
• Lindackeria poggei
• Lindackeria schweinfurthii
• Lindackeria stipulata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lindackeria C.Presl 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 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.