Stewartiella

Stewartiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[2] According to Kew;[2] it only contains one known species, Stewartiella crucifolia (Gilli) Hedge & Lamond

Stewartiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Stewartiella
Nasir
Synonyms[1]
  • Ferula crucifolia Gilli
  • Stewartiella baluchistanica Nasir

It is native to Afghanistan and Pakistan.[2]

The genus name of Stewartiella is in honour of Ralph Randles Stewart (1890–1993), an American botanist who spent his career teaching and studying plants in Pakistan.[3] The Latin specific epithet of crucifolia is derived from 'cruciform' meaning tortured.[4] It was first described and published in Fl. W. Pakistan Vol.20 on page 152 in 1972.[2] The species was first published in Fl. Iranica Vol.162 on page 213 in 1987.[1]

Another species such as Stewartiella baluchistanica Nasir[5] is deemed to be a synonym by Kew.[2] The genus of Stewartiella is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[6]

References
  1. "Stewartiella crucifolia (Gilli) Hedge & Lamond". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "Stewartiella Nasir | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  5. "Stewartiella Nasir". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. "Genus Stewartiella Nasir". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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