Girardinia
| Girardinia | |
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| Girardinia diversifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Tribe: | Urticeae |
| Genus: | Girardinia Gaudich. |
Girardinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.[1]
Its native range is the tropical and subtropical Old World to Russian Far East. It is found in the countries of Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, China, East and West Himalayas, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Java, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Manchuria, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Primorye (region of Russia), Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.[1]
The genus name of Girardinia is in honour of Jean Pierre Louis Girardin (1803–1884), a French agricultural chemist and professor in Rouen and Lille.[2] It was first described and published in Voy. Uranie on page 498 in 1830.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Girardinia bullosa (Hochst. ex Steud.) Wedd.
- Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Girardinia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 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.