Linderniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae.[1]
Its native range is Tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces), Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1]
The genus name of Linderniella is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), French doctor and botanist in Strasbourg and also university botanical garden director.[2] It was first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.43 on page 227 in 2013.[1]
According to Kew:[1]
Linderniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae.
Its native range is Tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces), Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The genus name of Linderniella is in honour of Franz Balthasar von Lindern (1682–1755), French doctor and botanist in Strasbourg and also university botanical garden director. It was first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.43 on page 227 in 2013.
