Stefanoffia
Stefanoffia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
| Stefanoffia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Genus: | Stefanoffia H.Wolff |
It is native to Bulgaria and Greece in southeastern Europe and in Turkey.[1]
The genus name of Stefanoffia is in honour of Boris Stefanoff (1894–1979), a Bulgarian botanist and curator at the herbarium of Sofia University.[2] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 282 in 1925.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Stefanoffia daucoides (Boiss.) H.Wolff
- Stefanoffia insoluta Kljuykov
References
- "Stefanoffia H.Wolff | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- 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.
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