Biology:Leandriella

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Short description: Genus of plants

Leandriella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Leandriella
Benoist

Leandriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]

It is native to Madagascar.[1]

The genus name of Leandriella is in honour of Jacques Désiré Leandri (1903–1982), a French botanist and mycologist.[2] It was first described and published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) Vol.8 on page 155 in 1939.[1]

Species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Leandriella oblonga Benoist
  • Leandriella valvata Benoist

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10316742 entry