Liberatia
| Liberatia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Liberatia Rizzini |
Liberatia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]
It is native to Bolivia and Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Liberatia is in honour of Liberato Joaquim Barroso (1900–1949), a Brazilian botanist and agronomist.[2] It was first described and published in Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. Vol.8 on page 21 in 1947.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Liberatia boliviana R.C.Foster
- Liberatia diandra (Nees) Rizzini
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Liberatia Rizzini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.