Ladyginia
Genus of plants
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Ladyginia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
| Ladyginia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ladyginia Lipsky |
| Synonyms | |
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Spongiosyndesmus Gilli | |
Its native to parts of Central Asia. It is found in Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]
The genus name of Ladyginia is in honour of Veniamin Fedorovich Ladygin (1860–1932), a Russian botanist who collected in East Asia.[2] It was first described and published in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada Vol.23 on page 150 in 1904.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Ladyginia afghanica (Gilli) Pimenov & Kljuykov
- Ladyginia bucharica Lipsky
- Ladyginia gigantea (Leute) Pimenov & Kljuykov