Rydingia (tinjute) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 2007. The genus is native to eastern Africa and south-western Asia, and found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, West Himalaya and Yemen.[1]
The genus was circumscribed by Anne-Cathrine Scheen and Victor Anthony Albert in Syst. & Geogr. Pl. vol.77 (2) on page 234 in 2007.[1]
The genus name of Rydingia is in honour of Per Olof Ryding (b.1951), a Swedish botanist and plant collector in Africa, from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.[2]
Species
As accepted by Plants of the World Online;[1]
- Rydingia integrifolia (Benth.) Scheen & V.A.Albert - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yemen
- Rydingia limbata (Benth.) Scheen & V.A.Albert - Pakistan, Kashmir
- Rydingia michauxii (Briq.) Scheen & V.A.Albert - Iran
- Rydingia persica (Burm.f.) Scheen & V.A.Albert - Iran, Oman, Pakistan
References
- ^ a b c "Rydingia Scheen & V.A.Albert | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 October 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.