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Dickinsia

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Dickinsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Azorelloideae
Genus: Dickinsia
Franch.
Species:
D. hydrocotyloides
Binomial name
Dickinsia hydrocotyloides
Franch.
Synonyms

Cotylonia bracteata C.Norman

Dickinsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. The only known species is Dickinsia hydrocotyloides.[1]

Its native range is Central China.[1]

The genus is named after Frederick Dickins (1838–1915), British scholar and amateur botanist.[2] It was first published and described by Adrien René Franchet in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., séries 2, Vol.8 on page 244 in 1885 (publ. 1886).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dickinsia Franch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.