| Parsana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Parsana Parsa & Maleki |
| Species: | P. malekiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Parsana malekiana Parsa & Maleki | |
Parsana is amonotypic genus offlowering plants belonging to the familyUrticaceae.[1] It just contains one species,Parsana malekianaParsa & Maleki[2]
The genus name ofParsana is in honour ofAhmad Parsa (1907–1997), an Iranian botanist and co-author of the genus.[3] The Latinspecific epithet ofmalekiana refers to Zeynol-Abedin (or Zeinolabedin) Maleki, (1913-) the other co-author of the plant genus and species.[4]Both the genus and the species were first described and published in A.Parsa, Fl. Iran, Suppl. Gen. on page 548 in 1952.[1]