Mandirola
Genus of plants
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Mandirola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]
| Mandirola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Mandirola Decne. |
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