Shangwua

Shangwua
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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]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Shangwua Yu J.Wang, Raab-Straube, Susanna & J.Quan Liu | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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.