''Parodianthus'' 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

Verbenaceae The Verbenaceae ( ), the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell. The ...

. Its native range is northern Argentina. The genus name of ''Parodianthus'' is in honour of

Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi (born 23 January 1895 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province - died 21 April 1966 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentinian botanist and agronomist. Parodi studied at the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Agronomy under Luci ...

(1895–1966), an Argentinian botanist and agricultural engineer, professor of botany in

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and

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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'' *'' Parodianthus ilicifolius''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6061903 Verbenaceae Verbenaceae genera Plants described in 1941 Flora of Northeast Argentina Flora of Northwest Argentina