''Leandriella'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Acanthaceae.
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
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Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae genera
Plants described in 1939
Endemic flora of Madagascar