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Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family
Linderniaceae
Linderniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, which consists of about 25 genera and 265 species occurring worldwide. ''Vandellia micrantha'' is eaten in Laos, but tastes bitter. Best known are the wishbone flowers ''Torenia ...
. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), French doctor and botanist in
Strasbourg and also university botanical garden director.
''Lindernia'' consists of 30 species in its most recent circumscription.
Species list
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Lindernia alsinoides''
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Lindernia alterniflora''
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Lindernia benthamii
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fr ...
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Lindernia brachyphylla''
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Lindernia bryoides''
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Lindernia capensis''
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Lindernia crustacea''
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Lindernia conferta
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fr ...
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Lindernia congesta''
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Lindernia dubia''
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Lindernia grandiflora''
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Lindernia hyssopioides
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fren ...
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Lindernia jiuhuanica
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fr ...
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Lindernia lemuriana
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fren ...
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Lindernia linearifolia''
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Lindernia madagascariensis''
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Lindernia madayiparensis''
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Lindernia manilaliana''
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Lindernia microcalyx''
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Lindernia minima''
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Lindernia monroi
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fren ...
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Lindernia monticola''
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Lindernia natans''
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Lindernia paludosa''
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Lindernia parviflora''
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Lindernia procumbens
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fren ...
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Lindernia rotundata
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fren ...
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Lindernia rotundifolia
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fren ...
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Lindernia srilankana
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fre ...
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Lindernia tridentata
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fre ...
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Lindernia viguieri
The genus ''Lindernia'' is a group of plants in the family Linderniaceae. They are native to warm regions in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Lindernia'' is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), Fre ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2918981
Linderniaceae
Lamiales genera
Taxa named by Carlo Allioni