Gerardiina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1]

Gerardiina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Gerardiina
Engl.

Its native range is Southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces (region of South Africa), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The genus name of Gerardiina is in honour of John Gerard (1545–1612) an English herbalist,[2] and it was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.23 on page 507 in 1897.[1]

Known species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gerardiina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 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.