''Ianhedgea'' 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 "unispec ...
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
Brassicaceae. It only contains one species, ''Ianhedgea minutiflora''
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz & O'Kane
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia and
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
. It is found in the countries of Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The genus name of ''Ianhedgea'' is in honour of
Ian Charleson Hedge (b. 1928), a Scottish botanist at the
Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. The Latin
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''minutiflora'' means 'minute' meaning small and 'flora' meaning flower.
Both genus, species and subspecies were first described and published in Edinburgh J. Bot. Vol.56 on page 322 in 1999.
It has a subspecies ''Ianhedgea minutiflora'' subsp. ''brevipedicellata'' (syn. ''Microsisymbrium murgabicum'' Ikonn.) from Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
References
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Brassicaceae
Monotypic Brassicaceae genera
Plants described in 1999
Flora of Central Asia
Flora of Iran
Flora of Tibet