Ghikaea
Genus of plants
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Ghikaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1] The only species is Ghikaea speciosa.[2]
| Ghikaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Ghikaea Volkens & Schweinf. |
| Species: | G. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ghikaea speciosa (Rendle) Diels | |
| Synonyms | |
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Its native range is Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.[1]
The genus name of Ghikaea is in honour of Dimitrie Ghica-Comănești (1839–1923) a Romanian nobleman, explorer, famous hunter, adventurer and politician and also, Nicholae Dimitri Ghika (1875–1921), plant collector and was also Dimitrie's son.[3] It was first described and published in (H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl edited), Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.3 on page 314 in 1908.[1]