Hohenackeria
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| Hohenackeria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Bupleureae |
| Genus: | Hohenackeria Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | |
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Keracia (Coss.) Calest. | |
Hohenackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
Its native range is the western Mediterranean, Turkey to Caucasus. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Morocco, Spain and Turkey.[1]
The genus name of Hohenackeria is in honour of Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker (1798–1874), a Swiss-German missionary and botanist born in Zürich,[2] and it was first described and published in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) Vol.2 on page 38 in 1836.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Hohenackeria exscapa (Steven) Grande
- Hohenackeria polyodon Coss. & Durieu