Biology:Silviella (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Silviella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Silviella
Pennell
Synonyms

Silvia Benth.

Silviella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1]

It is 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 and published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Vol.80 on page 434 in 1928.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Silviella prostrata (Kunth) Pennell
  • Silviella serpyllifolia (Kunth) Pennell

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9077437 entry