''Schrenkia'' 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 Central Asia (within Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) to
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
.
The genus name of ''Schrenkia'' is in honour of
Alexander von Schrenk (1816–1876), a Russian naturalist born near Tula in what was then the Russian Empire. He was a brother to zoologist
Leopold von Schrenck (1826–1894).
It was first described and published in Enum. Pl. Nov. Vol.1 on page 63 in 1841.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Schrenkia alaica''
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Schrenkia congesta''
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Schrenkia golickeana''
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Schrenkia hebecarpa''
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Schrenkia involucrata
''Schrenkia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Its native range is Central Asia (within Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) to Xinjiang.
The genus name of ''Schrenkia'' is in honour of Alexander von ...
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Schrenkia kultiassovii''
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Schrenkia papillaris''
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Schrenkia pulverulenta''
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Schrenkia pungens''
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Schrenkia turkestanica''
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Schrenkia ugamica''
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Schrenkia vaginata''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6847840
Apiaceae
Apiaceae genera
Plants described in 1841
Flora of Central Asia
Flora of Xinjiang