''Aeginetia'' is a

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of plants in the broomrape family

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, native mostly to tropical Asia and also

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(in Africa). It 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,

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, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The genus name of ''Aeginetia'' is in honour of

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

(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 (; Aegina, ) was a 7th-century Byzantine Greek physician best known for writing the medical encyclopedia ''Medical Compendium in Seven Books.'' He is considered the “Father of Early Medical Writing”. For many ...

. It was first described and published in Sp. Pl. on page 632 in 1753.

Species

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recognises the following species: #'' Aeginetia acaulis'' (synonym ''A.sessilis'' ) Nuraliev MS ''et al.'' (2023)
Sorting out ''Aeginetia'' (Orobanchaceae) in Indochina: ''A. sessilis'' is a synonym of ''A. acaulis'' ''Phytotaxa'', 597 17 May 2023 #'' Aeginetia flava'' #'' Aeginetia indica'' #'' Aeginetia mirabilis'' #'' Aeginetia mpomii'' #'' Aeginetia selebica'' #'' Aeginetia sinensis''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5961517 Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae genera Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus