''Leandriella'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in te ...

. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Leandriella'' is in honour of

Jacques Désiré Leandri Jacques Désiré Leandri, born 1903 in Corsica, died 1982, was a French botanist and mycologist. Leandri is remembered for botanical excursions in North Africa (Morocco) and Madagascar. He collected plants for scientific study from the years ...

(1903–1982), a French botanist and

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

. It was first described and published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) Vol.8 on page 155 in 1939. Species, according to Kew: *'' Leandriella oblonga'' *'' Leandriella valvata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10316742 Acanthaceae Acanthaceae genera Plants described in 1939 Endemic flora of Madagascar