Silviella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1]

Silviella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Silviella
Pennell
Synonyms

Silvia Benth.

It is native to Mexico.[1]

The genus name of Silviella is in honour of Baltasar da Silva Lisboa (1761–1840), a Brazilian lawyer and natural historian.[2] It was first described and published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Vol.80 on page 434 in 1928.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Silviella Pennell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.