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Lindackeria

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Lindackeria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Lindackeria
C.Presl

Lindackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1]

Its native range is south-eastern Mexico to southern Tropical America and Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zaïre.[1]

The genus name of Lindackeria is in honour of Johann Thaddaeus Lindacker (1768–1816), Bohemian mineralogist from Banská Štiavnica, who collected plants for his herbarium.[2] It was first described and published in Reliq. Haenk. Vol.2 on page 89 in 1835.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lindackeria C.Presl | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.