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Odonellia

Genus of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Odonellia
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Odonellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.[1]

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Its native range is Mexico and parts of Southern Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Odonellia is in honour of Carlos Alberto O'Donell (1912–1954), an Argentinian botanist at the Miguel Lillo Foundation in San Miguel de Tucumán.[2] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.34 on page 417 in 1982.[1]

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Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Odonellia eriocephala (Moric.) K.R.Robertson
  • Odonellia hirtiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) K.R.Robertson

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