Reicheella

Reicheella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It has a synonym of Bryopsis, and only contains one known species, Reicheella andicola Pax
Its native range is northern Chile.
The genus name of Reicheella is in honour of Karl [Friedrich Reiche], a German botanist who worked as a university professor in Chile and Mexico. The Latin specific epithet of andicola is a compound word; with 'Andi-' meaning the Andes and also the Latin cola for "dweller". It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.2 on page 21 in 1900.