''Lindenbergia'' is a genus of

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s in the order

Lamiales The order Lamiales (also known as the mint order) are an order in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes about 23,810 species, 1,059 genera, and is divided into about 25 families. These families include Acanthaceae, B ...

and in the broomrape family

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., '' Pedicularis'', '' Rhinanthus'', '' Striga'') were formerly included in ...

. 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. ''Lindenbergia'' was originally placed in the family

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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"
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clades in the family Orobanchaceae that are not parasitic:

Species

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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'' Vierh. *'' Lindenbergia titensis'' Sikdar & Maiti

References

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