Mirandea
| Mirandea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Mirandea Rzed. (1959) |
Mirandea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]
It is native to Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Mirandea is in honour of Faustino Miranda Gonzalez (1905–1964), a Spanish-born Mexican botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Ciencia (Mexico) Vol.19 on page 80 in 1959.[1]
Species
[edit]According to Kew:[1]
- Mirandea andradenia T.F.Daniel
- Mirandea grisea Rzed.
- Mirandea huastecensis T.F.Daniel
- Mirandea hyssopus (Nees) T.F.Daniel
- Mirandea nutans (Nees) T.F.Daniel
- Mirandea sylvatica Acosta
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mirandea Rzed. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 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.