Zeugandra (lat.) Is an oligotypic genus of dicotyledonous plants of the Campanulaceae family ( Campanulaceae ) [2] .
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Zeugandra PH Davis , 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First distinguished by the British botanist Peter Hadland Davis in 1951 [3] (1950? [4] ). The genus is not recognized by all researchers, and its representatives are sometimes included in the genus Campanula [5] .
Systematics
The genus includes two plant species [2] :
- Zeugandra iranica PH Davis
- Zeugandra iranshahrii Esfand.
Type view - Zeugandra iranica [4] .
Distribution, general description
Both species are endemic to Iran [3] [6] [7] .
Perennial herbaceous plants. Inflorescence is a narrow-crowned corolla with blue flowers. The fruit is a drop-down box [6] .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ 1 2 Zeugandra - The Plant List
- ↑ 1 2 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ↑ 1 2 Tropicos | Name - Zeugandra PH Davis
- ↑ Issues in Life Sciences — Botany and Plant Biology Research: 2013 Edition - Google Books
- ↑ 1 2 Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Asterales - Joachim W. Kadereit, Charles Jeffrey - Google Books
- ↑ Animals and Plants Unique to Iran