Silviella (plant)
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| Silviella | |
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| Silviella prostrata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Silviella Pennell |
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Silviella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Silviella is in honour of Baltasar da Silva Lisboa (1761–1840), a Brazilian lawyer and natural historian.[2] It was first described in 1928.[1]