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Ghikaea

Ghikaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Ghikaea
Volkens & Schweinf.
Species:
G. speciosa
Binomial name
Ghikaea speciosa
(Rendle) Diels
Synonyms
  • Ghikaea spectabilis Volkens & Schweinf.
  • Graderia speciosa Rendle

Ghikaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1] The only species is Ghikaea speciosa.[2]

Its native range is Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.[1]

The genus name of Ghikaea is in honour of Dimitrie Ghica-Comănești (1839–1923) a Romanian nobleman, explorer, famous hunter, adventurer and politician and also, Nicholae Dimitri Ghika (1875–1921), plant collector and was also Dimitrie's son.[3] It was first described and published in (H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl edited), Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.3 on page 314 in 1908.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ghikaea Volkens & Schweinf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ghikaea speciosa (Rendle) Diels | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
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