Mirandea

Mirandea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.

It is native to Mexico.

The genus name of Mirandea is in honour of Faustino Miranda Gonzalez (1905–1964), a Spanish-born Mexican botanist. It was first described and published in Ciencia (Mexico) Vol.19 on page 80 in 1959.

Species

According to Kew:

• Mirandea andradenia
• Mirandea grisea
• Mirandea huastecensis
• Mirandea hyssopus
• Mirandea nutans
• Mirandea sylvatica

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