| Spragueanella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: |
Spragueanella Balle |
Spragueanella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. [1]
Its native range is eastern and southern parts of Tropical Africa, within the countries of Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [1]
The genus name of Spragueanella is in honour of Thomas Archibald Sprague (1877–1958), a Scottish botanist. [2] It was first described and published in Bull. Séances Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge Vol.25 on page 1632 in 1954. [1]
Known species
According to Kew: [1]
- Spragueanella curta Wiens & Polhill
- Spragueanella rhamnifolia (Engl.) Balle
References
- ^ a b c d "Spragueanella Balle | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 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.