Neogontscharovia Explained

Neogontscharovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.^[1]

It is native to Afghanistan and Tadzhikistan.

The genus name of Neogontscharovia is in honour of Nikolái Goncharov (1900–1942), a Russian botanist and plant collector.^[2]

It was first described and published in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) Vol.56 on page 1633 in 1971.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Neogontscharovia mira
• Neogontscharovia miranda
• Neogontscharovia saxifragifolia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neogontscharovia Lincz. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.