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Poljakanthema

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Poljakanthema
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Poljakanthema
Kamelin

Poljakanthema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1]

Its native range is Central Asia. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.[1]

The genus name of Poljakanthema is in honour of Petr Petrovich Poljakov (1902–1974), a Russian botanist, who was a specialist in Asteraceae and sub-Siberian plants.[2] It was first described and published in Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii Vol.10 on page 634 in 1993.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Poljakovia Kamelin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 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.