Shangwua | |
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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: | Xerantheminae |
Genus: | Shangwua Yu J.Wang, Raab-Straube, Susanna & J.Quan Liu |
Shangwua is a genus of Asian flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. [1]
Its native range is from Afghanistan to central and eastern Asia (within East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet and West Himalaya) and to southern central China and Myanmar. [1]
The genus name of Shangwua is in honour of Shang Wu Liu (b. 1934), Chinese botanist, taxonomist and professor in the province of Qinghai, China. [2] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.62 on page 992 in 2013. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
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