''Aeginetia'' is a genus of plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae, native mostly to tropical Asia and also Cameroon (in Africa). I is found within Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, southern China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar,

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, Nepal, New Guinea,

Ogasawara-shoto The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic readi ...

, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The genus name of ''Aeginetia'' is in honour of Paul of Aegina (c. 625 – c. 690), a

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born physician best known for writing the medical encyclopedia,

Medical Compendium in Seven Books Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta ( el, Παῦλος Αἰγινήτης; Aegina, ) was a 7th-century Byzantine Greek physician best known for writing the medical encyclopedia '' Medical Compendium in Seven Books.'' He is considered the “Fat ...

. It was first described and published in

Sp. Pl. ' (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the s ...

on page 632 in 1753.

Species

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recognises the following species: *'' Aeginetia acaulis'' *'' Aeginetia flava'' *'' Aeginetia indica'' *'' Aeginetia mirabilis'' *'' Aeginetia mpomii'' *'' Aeginetia selebica'' *'' Aeginetia sessilis'' *'' Aeginetia sinensis''

References

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae genera Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Orobanchaceae-stub