''Lindenbergia'' is a genus of
herbaceous plants in the order
Lamiales and in the broomrape family
Orobanchaceae. It is one of the few genera of the family which are not parasitic. It contains about 15 species found from northeast Africa across Asia to the Philippines,
[ and is most abundant in India.]
Taxonomy
The genus ''Lindenbergia'' was erected by Johann Lehmann
Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (25 February 1792 – 12 February 1860) was a German botanist.
Born at Haselau, near Uetersen, Holstein, Lehmann studied medicine in Copenhagen and Göttingen, obtained a doctorate in medicine in 1813 and a doct ...
in 1829.[ It is named in honor of Johann Bernhard Wilhelm Lindenberg, a lawyer and bryologist from Germany.][ ]Molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
studies have caused that family to be split up, with many genera, including ''Lindenbergia'', placed in a greatly expanded family Orobanchaceae.[
''Lindenbergia'' has been placed in the tribe Lindenbergieae,][Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)]
"Orobanchaceae"
''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2022-03-21. one of two basal
Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''.
Science
* Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
* Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...
clades in the family Orobanchaceae that are not parasitic:[
]
Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepted the following species:[
*'']Lindenbergia arabica
''Lindenbergia'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the order Lamiales and in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It is one of the few genera of the family which are not parasitic. It contains about 15 species found from northeast Africa acros ...
'' (S.Moore) Hartl
*'' Lindenbergia awashensis'' Hjertson
*'' Lindenbergia fengkaiensis'' R.H.Miau & Q.Y.Cen
*''Lindenbergia fruticosa
''Lindenbergia'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the order Lamiales and in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It is one of the few genera of the family which are not parasitic. It contains about 15 species found from northeast Africa acros ...
'' Benth.
*'' Lindenbergia grandiflora'' Benth.
*'' Lindenbergia griffithii'' Hook.f.
*'' Lindenbergia hookeri'' C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.
*'' Lindenbergia indica'' (L.) Vatke
*'' Lindenbergia luchunensis'' D.D.Tao & Y.M.Shui
*'' Lindenbergia macrostachya'' (Benth.) Benth.
*'' Lindenbergia muraria'' (Roxb. ex D.Don) Brühl, syn. ''Lindenbergia urticifolia'' Lehm.
*'' Lindenbergia philippensis'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth.
*'' Lindenbergia serpyllifolia'' Hjertson
*''Lindenbergia sokotrana
''Lindenbergia sokotrana'' is a species of plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is endemic to Socotra
Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de ...
'' Vierh.
*'' Lindenbergia titensis'' Sikdar & Maiti
References
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Orobanchaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot