Biology:Grubovia

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Grubovia
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Grubovia dasyphylla
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Grubovia
Freitag & G.Kadereit
Synonyms

Sedobassia Freitag & G.Kadereit

Grubovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1]

It is native to Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, West Siberia, Mongolia, Tibet and parts of China (Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and Xinjiang).[1]

It has been introduced into Czechoslovakia.[1]

The genus name of Grubovia is in honour of Valeri Grúbov (1917–2009), a Russian botanist with a focus on central Asia.[2] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.60 on page 72 in 2011.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Grubovia brevidentata G.L.Chu
  • Grubovia dasyphylla (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Freitag & G.Kadereit
  • Grubovia krylowii (Litv.) Freitag & G.Kadereit
  • Grubovia melanoptera (Bunge) Freitag & G.Kadereit
  • Grubovia mucronata G.L.Chu
  • Grubovia sedoides (Pall.) G.L.Chu

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17377522 entry