Sinolimprichtia Explained

Sinolimprichtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It just contains one species, Sinolimprichtia alpina.

It is native to Tibet and southern central China (in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan).

The genus name of Sinolimprichtia is in honour of Hans Wolfgang Limpricht (b. 1877), a German botanist who collected plants in China and Japan.[2] The Latin specific epithet of alpina refers to 'alpine' meaning coming from the Alps or mountains.[3] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.12 on pages 448-449 in 1922.[1]

It has 2 known subspecies;[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sinolimprichtia H.Wolff Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 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.
  3. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .
  4. Web site: Sinolimprichtia alpina H.Wolff Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 December 2021 . en.

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