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Harrysmithia

Harrysmithia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Genus: Harrysmithia
H.Wolff

Harrysmithia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.1

It is native to Tibet and southern central China.1

The genus name of Harrysmithia is in honour of Karl August Harald Smith (1889–1971), Swedish and American botanist and curator at the botanical museum in Uppsala.2 It was first described and published in Acta Horti Gothob. Vol.2 on page 310 in 1926.1

Known species, according to Kew:1

  • Harrysmithia franchetii (M.Hiroe) M.L.Sheh
  • Harrysmithia heterophylla H.Wolff
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References

  1. "Harrysmithia H.Wolff | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.