Takhtajaniantha

Takhtajaniantha is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

Takhtajaniantha
Takhtajaniantha pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae[1]
Genus:
Takhtajaniantha

Nazarova
Binomial name
Takhtajaniantha pusilla
(Pall.) Nazarova
Synonyms[1]
  • Scorzonera pusilla Pall.
  • Scorzonera popovii Lipsch.
  • Scorzonera astrachiana DC.
  • Scorzonera circinnata Pall.
  • Scorzonera scoparia Lipsch.
  • Scorzonera astrachanica DC.

The genus is named for Armenian botanist Armen Takhtajan, 1910-2009.[2]

Species[1]

The only known species is Takhtajaniantha pusilla. It is widespread across central and southwestern Asia (Xinjiang Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Armenia, Nakhichevan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Sinai, Saudi Arabia) as well as the Dagestan region of southern European Russia.[4]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Nazarova, Estella A. 1990. Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii 43: 179–183
  3. Tropicos, Takhtajaniantha Nazarova
  4. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 204 细叶鸦葱 xi ye ya cong Scorzonera pusilla Pallas, Reise Russ. Reich. 2: 744. 1773.
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