Korshinskia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It is also in the Tribe Pleurospermeae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Pleurospermeae |
| Genus: | Korshinskia Lipsky |
Its native range is Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is found in the countries of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]
The genus name of Korshinskia is in honour of Sergéi Korzhinski (1861–1900), a Russian botanist who studied plant distribution, professor at the university in Tomsk and then he later worked at a botanical garden and botanical museum in Saint Petersburg.[2] It was first described and published in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada Vol.18 on page 59 in 1900.[1]
Species edit
According to Kew;[1]
- Korshinskia assyriaca (Freyn & Bornm.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
- Korshinskia kopetdaghensis (Korovin) Pimenov & Kljuykov
- Korshinskia olgae (Regel & Schmalh.) Lipsky
- Korshinskia rapifera (Gilli) Podlech & Rech.f.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Korshinskia Lipsky | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ 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.