Torricellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Torricelliaceae.
[1] It is native to Eastern Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, southern China and also Vietnam.
[1] Known species:[1] The genus name of Torricellia is in honour of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), an Italian physicist and mathematician.
[2] It was first described and published in Prodr.
Vol.4 on page 257 in 1830.