Vandellia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Vandellia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichomycteridae – certain parasitic catfish.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Linderniaceae.
3. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – now mostly in Lindernia (family Linderniaceae).
   • 1876, “Natural Order 74.—Scrophulariaceæ”, in Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India‎^[1], volume 4 (in English):

     Vandellia crustacea, Benth. / Vandellia erecta, Benth.

Synonyms

• (genus of Trichomycteridae): Urinophilus

Hypernyms

• (genus of Linderniaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Linderniaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus of Linderniaceae): Vandellia diffusa – type species
• (genus of Trichomycteridae): Vandellia beccarii, Vandellia cirrhosa, Vandellia sanguinea – species

References

• Vandellia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vandellia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vandellia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons