Odonellia
Genus of flowering plant
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Odonellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.[1]
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| Odonellia | |
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| Odonellia hirtiflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Odonellia K.R.Robertson |
Its native range is Mexico and parts of Southern Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Odonellia is in honour of Carlos Alberto O'Donell (1912–1954), an Argentinian botanist at the Miguel Lillo Foundation in San Miguel de Tucumán.[2] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.34 on page 417 in 1982.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Odonellia eriocephala (Moric.) K.R.Robertson
- Odonellia hirtiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) K.R.Robertson