Semenovia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Tordylieae |
Subtribe: | Tordyliinae |
Genus: | Semenovia Regel & Herder |
Synonyms | |
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Semenovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. [1] It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae. [2]
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Western Himalayas) and China. [1]
The genus name of Semenovia is in honour of Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky (1827–1914), a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. He gained international fame for his pioneering exploration of the Tian Shan mountains. [3] It was first described and published in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou Vol.39 (II) on page 78 in 1866. [1]
According to Kew, about 30 known species: [1]
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