Sinolimprichtia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Genus: | Sinolimprichtia H.Wolff |
Species: | S. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Sinolimprichtia alpina H.Wolff
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Sinolimprichtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It just contains one species, Sinolimprichtia alpina.[1]
It is native to Tibet and southern central China (in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan).[1]
The genus name of Sinolimprichtia is in honour of Hans Wolfgang Limpricht (b. 1877), a German botanist who collected plants in China and Japan.[2] The Latin specific epithet of alpina refers to 'alpine' meaning coming from the Alps or mountains.[3] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.12 on pages 448-449 in 1922.[1]
It has 2 known subspecies;[4]