Koelpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]
| Koelpinia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Koelpinia linearis | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Scorzonerinae |
| Genus: | Koelpinia Pall. |
| Type species | |
| Koelpinia linearis | |
The genus Koelpinia, authored by Peter Simon Pallas, was named after Pallas friend Alexander Bernhard Koelpin (1739–1801), who was a German physician and botanist, and director of the Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum from 1765 to 1767,[3] after which he became professor at Marienstiftsgymnasium in Stettin.[4]
- Koelpinia chrysoglochis Rech.f. - Iran, Iraq
- Koelpinia deflexa Stschegl. - Central Asia
- Koelpinia linearis Pall. - from Morocco to Xinjiang
- Koelpinia macrantha C.Winkl. - Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia
- Koelpinia sessilis Boiss. - Iran
- Koelpinia tenuissima Pavlov & Lipsch. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia
- Koelpinia turanica Vassilcz. - Central Asia
References
edit- ^ Pallas, Peter (Pyotr) Simon von. 1776. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 3: 755
- ^ Tropicos, Koelpinia Pall.
- ^ Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut
- ^ Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Neue Schriften, 4. Band. 1803, S. VII (Google Books
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ The Plant List search for Koelpinia
 | This Cichorieae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |