''Hohenackeria'' is a 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. Its native range is the western Mediterranean, Turkey to

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Morocco, Spain and Turkey. The genus name of ''Hohenackeria'' is in honour of

Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker (1798 – 14 November 1874) was a Swiss missionary and botanist born in Zürich. In the 1820s he was assigned to the Swabian colony of Helenendorf in the Transcaucasus, where he served as a doctor and missionary. E ...

(1798–1874), a Swiss-German missionary and botanist born in

Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...

, and it was first described and published in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) Vol.2 on page 38 in 1836. Known species, according to Kew: *'' Hohenackeria exscapa'' *'' Hohenackeria polyodon''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10297759 Apioideae Plants described in 1836 Flora of Algeria Flora of Morocco Flora of Spain Flora of Turkey Flora of the Transcaucasus