''Dickinsia'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...

. The only known species is ''Dickinsia hydrocotyloides''. Its native range is Central China. The genus is named after Frederick Dickins (1838–1915), British scholar and amateur botanist. It was first published and described by

Adrien René Franchet Adrien René Franchet (21 April 1834 in Pezou – 15 February 1900 in Paris) was a French botanist, based at the Paris Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. He is noted for his extensive work describing the flora of China and Japan, base ...

in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., séries 2, Vol.8 on page 244 in 1885 (publ. 1886).

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q6658673, from2=Q5805622 Azorelloideae Monotypic Apiaceae genera Flora of China Plants described in 1885