Harrysmithia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Genus: | Harrysmithia H.Wolff |
It is native to Tibet and southern central China.[1]
The genus name of Harrysmithia is in honour of Karl August Harald Smith (1889–1971), Swedish and American botanist and curator at the botanical museum in Uppsala.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Horti Gothob. Vol.2 on page 310 in 1926.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Harrysmithia franchetii (M.Hiroe) M.L.Sheh
- Harrysmithia heterophylla H.Wolff
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Harrysmithia H.Wolff | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.