Kitagawia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] The genus name is in honour of Masao Kitagawa (1910–1995), a Japanese botanist and pteridologist.[2]
| Kitagawia | |
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| Kitagawia litoralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Kitagawia Pimenov |
Its native range is temperate Asia. It is found in the countries of China (within Manchuria and Inner Mongolia), Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan and the Russian regions and republics of Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Islands, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, Western Siberia and Yakutskiya).[1]
Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Kitagawia:[1]
- Kitagawia baicalensis (Redowsky ex Willd.) Pimenov
- Kitagawia eryngiifolia (Kom.) Pimenov
- Kitagawia formosana (Hayata) Pimenov
- Kitagawia litoralis (Vorosch. & Gorovoj) Pimenov
- Kitagawia macilenta (Franch.) Pimenov
- Kitagawia pilifera (Hand.-Mazz.) Pimenov
- Kitagawia praeruptora (Dunn) Pimenov
- Kitagawia stepposa (Y.H.Huang) Pimenov
- Kitagawia terebinthacea (Fisch. ex Trevir.) Pimenov
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kitagawia Pimenov | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 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.