''Torricellia'' 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
Torricelliaceae.
It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam.
Known species:
* ''
Torricellia angulata
''Torricellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Torricelliaceae.
It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam.
Known species:
* ''Torricellia angulata'' Oliv.
* ''Torricellia tiliifolia' ...
''
Oliv.
* ''
Torricellia tiliifolia''
DC.
The genus name of ''Torricellia'' is in honour of
Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli ( , also , ; 15 October 160825 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Galileo. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work o ...
(1608–1647), an Italian physicist and mathematician.
It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 257 in 1830.
References
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Torricelliaceae
Apiales genera
Plants described in 1830
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Nepal
Flora of Tibet
Flora of China
Flora of Vietnam