Schtschurowskia

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Schtschurowskia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Pyramidoptereae
Genus: Schtschurowskia
Regel & Schmalh.

Schtschurowskia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Central Asia and is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.[1]

The genus name of Schtschurowskia is in honour of Gregory Ephimovich Shchurovsky (1803–1884), a Russian Professor of geology in Moscow.[2] It was first described and published in Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. Vol.34 (Issue 2) on page 40 in 1882.[1]

Known species[edit]

According to Kew:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Schtschurowskia Regel & Schmalh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.