| Vandasina | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Subtribe: | Kennediinae |
| Genus: |
Vandasina Rauschert (1982) |
| Species: | V. retusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Vandasina retusa (
Benth.) Rauschert (1982)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Vandasina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It only contains one known species, Vandasina retusa (Benth.) Rauschert [2]
It is a climbing shrub native to the island of New Guinea and Queensland (in Australia). [2]
The genus and species were both first published in Taxon Vol.31 on page 559 in 1982. [2]
The genus name of Vandasina is in honour of Karel (Karl) Vandas (1861–1923), who was a (Bohemian-) Czech Botanist and teacher, who taught in Prague and was Professor of Agriculture and forestry at the Technical College in Brno. [3]
References
- ^ Vandasina retusa (Benth.) Rauschert Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Vandasina Rauschert | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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