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Holzneria

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Holzneria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Holzneria
Speta

Holzneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]

Its native range is Iran to Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is found in the countries of Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]

The genus name of Holzneria is in honour of Wolfgang Holzner (1942–2014), Austrian botanist, Japanologist, and professor in Vienna.[2] It was first described and published by Franz Speta in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.103 on page 16 in 1982.[1]

Known species, according to Kew[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Holzneria Speta | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 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.