''Xatardia'' is a
monotypic genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Apiaceae. It only contains one known species, ''Xatardia scabra''.
It is native to the eastern part of the
Pyrenees between France and Spain.
The genus name of ''Xatardia'' is in honour of
Barthélemy Joseph Paul Xatard
Barthélemy, or Barthélémy is a French name, a cognate of Bartholomew. Notable people with this name include:
Given name
* Barthélemy (explorer), French youth who accompanied the explorer de La Salle in 1687
* Barthélémy Bisengimana, Con ...
(1774–1846), a French
apothecary and botanist who collected in the eastern Pyrenees. 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 ''scabra'' means rough or rough to the touch, as derived from ''scabrid'' and the feminine form ''scabra''.
Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 145 in 1838.
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References
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Apiaceae
Monotypic Apiaceae genera
Plants described in 1838
Flora of France
Flora of Spain