Tzvelevopyrethrum Explained

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

It is native to Iran and Turkmenistan.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Tzvelevopyrethrum khorassanicum (Krasch.) Kamelin
• Tzvelevopyrethrum turcomanicum (Krasch.) Kamelin
• Tzvelevopyrethrum walteri (C.Winkl.) Kamelin

The genus name of Tzvelevopyrethrum is in honour of Nikolai Tzvelev (1925–2015), a Russian botanist and specialist in grasses and ferns.^[2] It was first described and published in Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii Vol.10 on page 635 in 1993.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tzvelevopyrethrum Kamelin Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 March 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.