Biology:Harrysmithia

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Harrysmithia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Genus: Harrysmithia
H.Wolff

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

It is native to Tibet and southern central China.[1]

The genus name of Harrysmithia is in honour of Karl August Harald Smith (1889ā€“1971), Swedish and American botanist and curator at the botanical museum in Uppsala.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Horti Gothob. Vol.2 on page 310 in 1926.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Harrysmithia franchetii (M.Hiroe) M.L.Sheh
  • Harrysmithia heterophylla H.Wolff

References

  1. ā†‘ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Harrysmithia H.Wolff | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:40065-1. 
  2. ā†‘ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, Dā€“L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9002172 entry