Vandellia

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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, volume 4 (in English):
      Vandellia crustacea, Benth. / Vandellia erecta, Benth.

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