Alshehbazia
| Alshehbazia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Clade: | Malvids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Salariato & Zuloaga |
Alshehbazia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It contains three species native to the Andes of South America, ranging from Peru to southern Argentina and Chile.[1]
Species
Three species are accepted.[1]
- Alshehbazia friesii (O.E.Schulz) Salariato, Zuloaga & Al-Shehbaz
- Alshehbazia hauthalii (Gilg & Muschl.) Salariato & Zuloaga
- Alshehbazia werdermannii (O.E.Schulz) Salariato, Zuloaga & Al-Shehbaz
Taxonomy
The genus was first described and published in Kew Bull. Vol.70 (Issue 4) in 2015. It was initially monotypic, containing only A. hauthallii. In 2019 A. friesii and A. werdermannii were placed in the genus.[1]
The genus name of Alshehbazia is in honour of Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz, Ph.D. (born 1939 in Iraq) is an Iraqi American botanist who works as adjunct professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Senior Curator at Missouri Botanical Garden.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Alshehbazia Salariato & Zuloaga | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.