Sarcodraba

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

Sarcodraba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Sarcodraba
Gilg & Muschl.
Synonyms
  • Ateixa Ravenna
  • Grammosperma O.E.Schulz

It is native to Argentina and Chile in southern South America.[1]

Known species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online;[1]

  • Sarcodraba andina O.E.Schulz
  • Sarcodraba dusenii (O.E.Schulz) Al-Shehbaz
  • Sarcodraba karr-aikensis (Speg.) Gilg & Muschl.
  • Sarcodraba subterranea O.E.Schulz

The genus name of Sarcodraba is derived from the Greek sarx, sarkos meaning fleshy and the plant genus of Draba L.[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.42 on page 468 in 1909.[1]

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[3]

References
  1. "Sarcodraba Gilg & Muschl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. Umberto Quattrocchi CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms ... , p. 2386, at Google Books
  3. "Genus Sarcodraba Gilg & Muschl". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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