Bartsiella
Genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family
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Bartsiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants,[1] initially classified in Scrophulariaceae,[2] and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae.[3] It contains a unique species, Bartsiella rameauana.[1]
| Bartsiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Rhinantheae |
| Genus: | Bartsiella Bolliger |
| Species: | B. rameauana |
| Binomial name | |
| Bartsiella rameauana (Emb.) Bolliger | |
Etymology
Bartsiella was named after Johann Bartsch (Latinized as Johannes Bartsius, 1709-1738), a botanist of Königsberg. It refers to another genus of Orobanchaceae, Bartsia, named for Johann Bartsch by his associate Carl Linnaeus.[4]