Olgaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
Tribe: | Cardueae |
Subtribe: | Onopordinae |
Genus: | Olgaea Iljin |
Synonyms | |
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Olgaea is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, having a typical thistle appearance. [1] [2] [3]
In 1922, Modest Mikhaĭlovich Iljin (a botanist from the Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences of Soviet Russia) named the genus in honour of Olga Fedtschenko (a Russian botanist 1845–1921). [4]
Olgaea's genome consists of a diploid number of 2n=26 chromosomes. [5]
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Inula is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
The Cardueae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and the subfamily Carduoideae. Most of them are commonly known as thistles; four of the best known genera are Carduus, Cynara, Cirsium, and Onopordum.
Rhaponticum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. As of November 2023, it is accepted by Plants of the World Online, but rejected by the Global Compositae Database in favour of Leuzea.
Serratula is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae native to Eurasia. Plumeless saw-wort is a common name for plants in this genus. Serratula as traditionally defined contains at least two groups: one of which is basal within the subtribe Centaureinae and one of which is derived; the former group can be moved to the genus Klasea.
Jurinea is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.
Alfredia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1816.
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Scariola is a genus of Asian plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.
Schischkinia is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Koelpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Nikitinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Synurus is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
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Anacantha is a group of thistles in the daisy family, first described as a genus in 1956 with the name Modestia. This was later to be regarded as an illegitimate homonym, and so in 1982 the name was changed to Anacantha.
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Olga Aleksandrovna Fedchenko or Fedtschenko was a Russian botanist. Rosa fedtschenkoana, which is found in Asia, was named in her honour.