| Parodianthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Parodianthus Tronc. |
Parodianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.
Its native range is northern Argentina.
The genus name of Parodianthus is in honour of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in Buenos Aires and La Plata with a focus on South American grasses. It was first described and published in Darwiniana Vol.5 on page 37 in 1941.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Parodianthus capillaris Tronc.
- Parodianthus ilicifolius (Moldenke) Tronc.
References
- ^ "Parodianthus Tronc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Parodianthus | |