Shivparvatia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.[1]
| Shivparvatia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Shivparvatia Pusalkar & D.K.Singh |
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Solitaria (McNeill) Sadeghian & Zarre, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 178: 667 (2015) | |
The genus name of Shivparvatia refers to both the Hindu god Shiv and Parvati, the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Prashant Keshav Pusalkar and Devendra Kumar Singh in J. Jap. Bot. vol.90 (Issue 2) on page 81 in 2015.
It is found in central China, the Himalayas, Nepal, Qinghai and Tibet.[1]
Species:[1]
- Shivparvatia ciliolata (Edgew. & Hook.f.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh
- Shivparvatia forrestii (Diels) Rabeler
- Shivparvatia glanduligera (Edgew.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh
- Shivparvatia ludlowii (H.Hara) Rabeler
- Shivparvatia melandryiformis (F.N.Williams) Satish Chandra & D.S.Rawat
- Shivparvatia melandryoides (Edgew.) Satish Chandra & D.S.Rawat
- Shivparvatia monantha (F.N.Williams) Satish Chandra & D.S.Rawat
- Shivparvatia ramellata (F.N.Williams) Rabeler
- Shivparvatia rhodantha (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Rabeler
- Shivparvatia stracheyi (Edgew.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh
References
edit- ^ a b c "Shivparvatia Pusalkar & D.K.Singh | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.