''Torricellia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Torricelliaceae
The Torricelliaceae are a family of trees native to Madagascar and southwest Asia. It contains three genera, '' Aralidium'', '' Melanophylla'' and '' Torricellia''. Under the APG II system, each of these genera was placed in its own family, but w ...
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It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam.
Known species:
* ''
Torricellia angulata''
Oliv.
* ''
Torricellia tiliifolia''
DC.
The genus name of ''Torricellia'' is in honour of
Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli ( ; ; 15 October 160825 October 1647) was an Italian people, Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Benedetto Castelli. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances i ...
(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