''Coincya'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering plant that belongs to the family
Brassicaceae. Three species of the plant are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, ...
, these being ''
Coincya wrightii
''Coincya wrightii'', known as Lundy cabbage, is a species of primitive brassicoid, endemic to the island of Lundy off the southwestern coast of England, where it is sufficiently isolated to have formed its own species, with its endemic insec ...
'' (Lundy cabbage), ''
Coincya cheiranthos
''Coincya'' is a genus of flowering plant that belongs to the family Brassicaceae. Three species of the plant are endemic to the British Isles, these being ''Coincya wrightii'' (Lundy cabbage), '' Coincya cheiranthos'' (nokkasinapit) and ''Coincy ...
'' (nokkasinapit) and ''
Coincya monensis
''Coincya monensis'' is a plant species in the family Brassicaceae. ''Coincya monensis'' is native to western Europe and Morocco, but has been introduced in North America.
Subspecies
It contains the subspecies:
* ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''cheir ...
'', which has two subspecies,
''C. monensis'' subsp. ''monensis'' (Isle of Man cabbage) and
''C. monensis'' subsp. ''recurvata'' (star mustard). Another four species are endangered and endemic to the south-central
Iberian peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
.
The name derives from the French botanist
Auguste-Henri de Coincy
Auguste-Henri Cornut de la Fontaine de Coincy (1837, Lille – 30 January 1903) was a French botanist.
A native of Lille, he received his education at the lycée in Sens. Known for his investigations of flora native to Spain, he was the author of ...
.
The star mustard, a plant introduced to eight U.S. states is the same species as the Isle of Man cabbage but a different
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
. It may have been introduced to the U.S. as the Isle of Man cabbage and subsequently evolved through the
founder effect
In population genetics, the founder effect is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population. It was first fully outlined by Ernst Mayr in 1942, using ...
and geographic isolation into a new subspecies.
Species
* ''
Coincya cheiranthos
''Coincya'' is a genus of flowering plant that belongs to the family Brassicaceae. Three species of the plant are endemic to the British Isles, these being ''Coincya wrightii'' (Lundy cabbage), '' Coincya cheiranthos'' (nokkasinapit) and ''Coincy ...
''
* ''
Coincya cintrana
''Coincya cintrana'' is a flowering plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is a hemicryptophyte plant, and it grows on walls, in steep areas and in rocky slopes. It flowers from April until June.
The species authority is (Cout.) P.Silva, and was p ...
''
* ''
Coincya johnstonii
''Coincya'' is a genus of flowering plant that belongs to the family Brassicaceae. Three species of the plant are endemic to the British Isles, these being ''Coincya wrightii'' (Lundy cabbage), ''Coincya cheiranthos'' (nokkasinapit) and ''Coincya ...
''
* ''
Coincya monensis
''Coincya monensis'' is a plant species in the family Brassicaceae. ''Coincya monensis'' is native to western Europe and Morocco, but has been introduced in North America.
Subspecies
It contains the subspecies:
* ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''cheir ...
''
**
''C. monensis'' subsp. ''monensis'' (Isle of Man cabbage)
**
''C. monensis'' subsp. ''recurvata'' (Star mustard)
* ''
Coincya richeri
''Coincya richeri'' is a plant species in the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbag ...
''
* ''
Coincya wrightii
''Coincya wrightii'', known as Lundy cabbage, is a species of primitive brassicoid, endemic to the island of Lundy off the southwestern coast of England, where it is sufficiently isolated to have formed its own species, with its endemic insec ...
''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q159809
Brassicaceae genera