Karelinia
| Karelinia | |
|---|---|
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| Karelinia caspia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae[1] |
| Genus: | Karelinia Less. |
| Binomial name | |
| Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Karelinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]
Genus is named in honor of Grigory Karelin (1801-1872), Russian explorer.
- Species
There is only one known species, Karelinia caspia, native to European Russia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu), and Mongolia.[1][4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1835. Linnaea 9: 187-188 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Karelinia Less.
- ↑ The Plant List, Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less.
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 849 花花柴 hua hua chai Karelinia caspia (Pallas) Lessing, Linnaea. 9: 187. 1834.
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