Biology:Schlagintweitia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Schlagintweitia
Schlagintweitia huteri.jpg
Schlagintweitia huteri
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Hieraciinae
Genus: Schlagintweitia
Griseb.

Schlagintweitia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1]

Its native range is Europe. It is found in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.[1]

The genus name of Schlagintweitia is in honour of Adolf Schlagintweit (1829–1857) and his brothers Hermann Schlagintweit (1826–1882) and Robert Schlagintweit (1833–1885). Adolf Schlagintweit, was a German botanist and explorer of Central Asia. Brothers Hermann, Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the Earth's magnetic field in South and Central Asia.[2] It was first described and published in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen Vol.5 on page 156 in 1853.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Schlagintweitia chamaepicris (Arv.-Touv.) Greuter
  • Schlagintweitia huteri (Hausm. ex Bamb.) Gottschl. & Greuter
  • Schlagintweitia intybacea Griseb.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q520999 entry