Maurandella
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Maurandella is a genus of flowering plant
s in the plantain
family, Plantaginaceae
. It is sometimes included in Maurandya
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the plantain
Plantago
Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of small, inconspicuous plants commonly called plantains. They share this name with the very dissimilar plantain, a kind of banana. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to 60 cm tall. The leaves are sessile, but have a narrow...
family, Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
. It is sometimes included in Maurandya
Maurandya
Maurandya is a genus of flowering plants in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. Some authorities include in it Epixiphium and Maurandella.-Selected species:*Maurandya barclayana Lindl. – Mexican Viper...
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Selected species
- Maurandella antirrhiniflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm. – Climbing Snapdragon, Roving Sailor