Dickinsia

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Dickinsia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Azorelloideae
Genus: Dickinsia
Franch.
Species:
D. hydrocotyloides
Binomial name
Dickinsia hydrocotyloides
Franch.
Synonyms

Cotylonia bracteataC.Norman

Dickinsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. The only known species is Dickinsia hydrocotyloides. [1]

Its native range is Central China. [1]

The genus is named after Frederick Dickins (1838–1915), British scholar and amateur botanist. [2] It was first published and described by Adrien René Franchet in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., séries 2, Vol.8 on page 244 in 1885 (publ. 1886). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dickinsia Franch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.