Torricellia | |
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Toricellia angulata var. intermedia at Kunming Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Torricelliaceae |
Genus: | Torricellia DC. |
Torricellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Torricelliaceae.[1]
It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam.[1]
Known species:[1]
The genus name of Torricellia is in honour of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), an Italian physicist and mathematician.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 257 in 1830.[1]