Solms-laubachia Retropilosa

''Solms-laubachia'' is a high-altitude genus of perennial herbs in the family Brassicaceae. It is named for the German botanist Hermann zu Solms-Laubach.

Taxonomy

In 2008, Yue ''et al.'' expanded ''Solms-laubachia'', using molecular phylogenetics, to incorporate all ''Desideria'' species and one other species, ''Phaeonychium jafrii''. They also described four new species.

Distribution and habitat

''Solms-laubachia'' species grow naturally in the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hengduan mountains or, regionally, in an arc from Kyrgyzstan in the northwest to southeastern Tibet. Their habitat is scree slopes and rock crevices from to altitude.

Species

Following their 2008 review, Yue ''et al.'' recognise 26 species:
* '' Solms-laubachia angustifolia''
* ''Solms-laubachia baiogoinensis''
* ''Solms-laubachia calcicola''
* ''Solms-laubachia eurycarpa''
* ''Solms-laubachia flabellata''
* ''Solms-laubachia grandiflora''
* ''Solms-laubachia haranensis''
* ''Solms-laubachia himalayensis''
* ''Solms-laubachia incana''
* ''Solms-laubachia jafrii''
* ''Solms-laubachia lanata''
* ''Solms-laubachia linearifolia''
* ''Solms-laubachia linearis''
* ''Solms-laubachia mieheorum''
* ''Solms-laubachia minor''
* ''Solms-laubachia mirabilis''
* ''Solms-laubachia nepalensis''
* '' Solms-laubachia platycarpa''
* '' Solms-laubachia prolifera''
* '' Solms-laubachia pulcherrima''
* ''Solms-laubachia pumila''
* '' Solms-laubachia retropilosa''
* '' Solms-laubachia stewartii''
* '' Solms-laubachia sunhangiana''
* '' Solms-laubachia xerophyta''
* '' Solms-laubachia zhongdianensis''

References

Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera

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