Pierranthus
| Pierranthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Linderniaceae |
| Genus: | Pierranthus Bonati |
| Species: | P. capitatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pierranthus capitatus (Bonati) Bonati
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Pierranthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae. The only known species is Pierranthus capitatus (Bonati) Bonati.[2]
Its native range is Indo-China and it is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
The genus name of Pierranthus is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies.[3] The genus has one known synonym of Delpya Pierre ex Bonati.[2] The Latin specific epithet of capitatus is derived from capitate meaning having dense-headed growth.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, séries 2, Vol.4 n page 254 in 1912.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Pierranthus capitatus (Bonati) Bonati". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pierranthus Bonati | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.