Handelia

Handelia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]

Handelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Anthemideae[1]
Genus:	Handelia Heimerl
Binomial name
Handelia trichophylla (Schrenk) Heimerl
Synonyms[1]
Achillea trichophylla Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

The genus is named for Austrian botanist Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti (1880-1940).[2]

Species

There is only one known species, Handelia trichophylla, native to Asia (Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan).[1][4]

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Heimerl, Anton. 1922. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 71(7–9): 215–216 description in Latin, commentary in German
3. Tropicos, Handelia trichophylla (Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Heimerl
4. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 752 天山蓍 tian shan shi Handelia trichophylla (Schrenk ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer) Heimerl, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 71: 215. 1922.