Shangwua
| Shangwua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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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 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[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Shangwua denticulata (DC.) Raab-Straube & Yu J.Wang
- Shangwua jacea (Klotzsch) Yu J.Wang & Raab-Straube
- Shangwua masarica (Lipsky) Yu J.Wang & Raab-Straube
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.