Oreoschimperella Explained

Oreoschimperella is a genus of flowering plants in the umbellifer family Apiaceae, native to Kenya, Ethiopia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Poorly studied, they are closely related to Trachyspermum.^[1]

The genus name of Oreoschimperella is in honour of Georg Wilhelm Schimper (1804–1878), a German botanist and naturalist.^[2]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Oreoschimperella aberdarensis (C.Norman) Rauschert
• Oreoschimperella arabiae-felicis (C.C.Towns.) C.C.Towns.
• Oreoschimperella verrucosa (J.Gay ex A.Rich.) Rauschert

Notes and References

1. Book: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Eudicots - Apiales, Gentianales (except Rubiaceae) . XV . 2019 . Kadereit . Joachim W. . Bittrich . Volker . 9783319936048 . 161 . Springer .
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 . 1 January 2021.