Englerocharis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Englerocharis
Muschl.

Englerocharis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]

Its native range is Peru and Bolivia.[1]

The genus name of Englerocharis is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist,[2] and also; charis, a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life".[3] It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.40 on page 276 in 1908.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Englerocharis ancashensis Al-Shehbaz, A.Cano & Trinidad
  • Englerocharis blanca-leoniae Al-Shehbaz, P.Gonzáles & A.Cano
  • Englerocharis cuzcoensis Al-Shehbaz
  • Englerocharis dentata Al-Shehbaz & A.Cano
  • Englerocharis pauciflora Al-Shehbaz
  • Englerocharis peruviana Muschl.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Englerocharis Muschl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 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.
  3. Bernhardt, Peter (2008). Gods and goddesses in the garden: Greco-Roman mythology and the scientific names of plants. Rutgers University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8135-4266-9.
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