- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60434924-2
- Publication
- Species Plantarum
- Collation
- 2: 610
- Date of Publication
- 1 May 1753
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Acanthaceae
Type Information
- Type Name
- Lectotype: G. tuberosa Linnaeus
- Chosen By
- Pennell Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 120. 1913 [7 Apr 1913]
Nomenclatural Notes
Status: nom. rej. vs. Stenandrium C. G. D. Nees 1836 (nom. cons.)
Remarks
Gerardia L. consisted of a mixture of species, e.g., G. tuberosa (Acanthaceae), G.delphiniifolia (Scrophulariaceae); by lectotypification (vide F. W. Pennell), Gerardia L. is assinged to Acanthaceae.