Poljakanthema Explained

Poljakanthema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.^[1]

Its native range is Central Asia. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.

The genus name of Poljakanthema is in honour of Petr Petrovich Poljakov (1902–1974), a Russian botanist, who was a specialist in Asteraceae and sub-Siberian plants.^[2] It was first described and published in Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii Vol.10 on page 634 in 1993.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Poljakanthema aphanassievii
• Poljakanthema kokanica

Notes and References

1. Web site: Poljakovia Kamelin Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 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 . 1 January 2021.