Spragueanella
Genus of flowering plants
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Spragueanella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.[1]
| Spragueanella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Spragueanella Balle |
Its native range is eastern and southern parts of Tropical Africa, within the countries of Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]
The genus name of Spragueanella is in honour of Thomas Archibald Sprague (1877–1958), a Scottish botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Séances Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge Vol.25 on page 1632 in 1954.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Spragueanella curta Wiens & Polhill
- Spragueanella rhamnifolia (Engl.) Balle