Sarcodraba Explained

Sarcodraba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]

It is native to Argentina and Chile in southern South America.

Known species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online;

The genus name of Sarcodraba is derived from the Greek sarx, sarkos meaning fleshy and the plant genus of Draba [2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.42 on page 468 in 1909.[1]

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarcodraba Gilg & Muschl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 May 2021 . en.
  2. Umberto Quattrocchi
  3. Web site: Genus Sarcodraba Gilg & Muschl. . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov . 22 January 2022.