Fuernrohria

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Fuernrohria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Careae
Genus: Fuernrohria
K.Koch

Fuernrohria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It contains one species, Fuernrohria setifoliaK.Koch. [1]

Its native range is Turkey, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus and north-western Iran. [1]

The genus name of Fuernrohria is in honour of August Emanuel Fürnrohr (1804–1861), German botanist and professor at a school in Regensburg, [2] it was first published and described in Linnaea Vol.16 on page 356 in 1842. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fuernrohria K.Koch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-2676-9.