Poljakovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1]
| Poljakovia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Poljakovia Grubov & Filatova |
Its native range is northern China. It is found in China north-central, (Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi and Tianjin), Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang.[1]
The genus name of Poljakovia is in honour of Petr Petrovich Poljakov (1902–1974), a Russian botanist, who was a specialist in Asteraceae and sub-Siberian plants.[2] It was first described and published in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. Vol.33 on page 226 in 2001.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Poljakovia alashanensis (Ling) Grubov & Filatova
- Poljakovia kaschgarica (Krasch.) Grubov & Filatova
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Poljakovia Grubov & Filatova | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 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.