| Genus | Vandasina |
|---|---|
| Parent authority | Rauschert (1982) |
| Display parents | 2 |
| Species | retusa |
| Authority | (Benth.) Rauschert (1982) |
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Vandasina is a monotypic genus—that is, a genus that includes only one known species—of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The sole included species is Vandasina retusa [1]
It is a climbing shrub native to the island of New Guinea and Queensland (in Australia).[1]
The genus and species were both first published in Taxon Vol.31 on page 559 in 1982.[1]
The genus name of Vandasina is in honour of Karel (Karl) Vandas (1861–1923), who was a (Bohemian-) Czech Botanist and teacher, who taught in Prague and was Professor of Agriculture and forestry at the Technical College in Brno.[2]
References
- ^ "Vandasina Rauschert | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.