Gerardiina

Gerardiina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Gerardiina; Engl.

Gerardiina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces (region of South Africa), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.^[1]

The genus name of Gerardiina is in honour of John Gerard (1545–1612) an English herbalist,^[2] and it was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.23 on page 507 in 1897.^[1]

Known species:^[1]

Engl.
Mielcarek

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gerardiina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 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.

[POWO-1] "Gerardiina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[2] 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.

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