Torricellia Explained

Torricellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Torricelliaceae.^[1]

It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam.

Known species:

• Torricellia angulata Oliv.
• Torricellia tiliifolia DC.

The genus name of Torricellia is in honour of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), an Italian physicist and mathematician.^[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 257 in 1830.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Torricellia DC. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 12 March 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.