Horstrissea is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Horstrissea dolinicola. The genus and species were first described in 1990.[2] It is endemic to Crete, where it lives at an elevation of around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in the Mount Ida range.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Horstrissea Greuter, Gerstb. & Egli |
Species: | H. dolinicola
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Binomial name | |
Horstrissea dolinicola Greuter, Gerstb. & Egli
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References
edit- ^ a b Iatroú, G. & Fournaraki, C. (2016) [errata version of 2006 assessment]. "Horstrissea dolinicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61613A103009565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61613A12522933.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ a b Bernhard Egli; Pedro Gerstberger; Werner Greuter; Horst Risse (1990). "Horstrissea dolinicola, a new genus and species of umbels (Umbelliferae, Apiaceae) from Kriti (Greece)". Willdenowia. 19 (2): 389–399. JSTOR 3996647.