Gleadovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1]
| Gleadovia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Gleadovia Gamble & Prain |
Its native range is western Himalaya, Assam (in India) to southern China.[1]
The genus name of Gleadovia is in honour of Frank Gleadow (1856–1930), an English forester and plant collector in India who discovered this plant.[2] It was first described and published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. Vol.69 on page 488 in 1901.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Gleadovia banerjiana Deb
- Gleadovia konyakianorum Odyuo, D.K.Roy & Aver.
- Gleadovia mupinensis Hu
- Gleadovia ruborum Gamble & Prain
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Gleadovia Gamble & Prain | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 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.