Biology:Schtschurowskia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Schtschurowskia
Scientific classification e
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

According to Kew:[1]

  • Schtschurowskia margaritae Korovin
  • Schtschurowskia meifolia Regel & Schmalh.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10368876 entry