Torricellia
Genus of flowering plants
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Torricellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Torricelliaceae.[1]
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| Toricellia angulata var. intermedia at Kunming Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Torricelliaceae |
| Genus: | Torricellia DC. |
It is native to the Eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and Vietnam.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Torricellia angulata Oliv.
- Torricellia tiliifolia DC.
The genus name of Torricellia is in honour of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), an Italian physicist and mathematician.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 257 in 1830.[1]