Freylinia tropica

Taxobox

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Scrophulariaceae
genus = "Freylinia"
species = "F. tropica"
binomial = "Freylinia tropica"
binomial_authority = S.Moore

"Freylinia tropica" is a Southern African shrub with lax, spreading branches and found in the Northern Province of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Named after the botanist, Pietro Lorenzo, the last Count of Freylino, owner of a famous garden at Buttigliera d'Asti near Marengo in Italy in the early 19th century.

Relationships

South African species:
*"Freylinia crispa"
*"Freylinia decurrens"
*"Freylinia densiflora"
*"Freylinia lanceolata"
*"Freylinia tropica"
*"Freylinia undulata"
*"Freylinia visseri"
*"Freylinia vlokii"

External links

* [http://www.ilmonferrato.info/bs/pinoat/pinoat1.htm Freylino]