| Mandirola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Mandirola Decne. |
Mandirola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.1
It is native to Bolivia and Brazil.1
The genus name of Mandirola is in honour of Agostino Mandirola (d. 1661), Italian clergyman, naturalist and botanist with a focus on medicinal plants and citrus.2 It was first described and published in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér.3, Vol.2 on page 468 in 1848.1
Known species
According to Kew:1
- Mandirola hirsuta (DC.) A.O.Araujo & Chautems
- Mandirola ichthyostoma (Gardner) Seem. ex Hanst.
- Mandirola rupestris (Gardner) Roalson & Boggan
References
References
- "Mandirola Decne. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.