Menkea
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| Menkea | |
|---|---|
| File:Menkea sphaerocarpa flowers.jpg | |
| Menkea sphaerocarpa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Menkea Lehm. |
Menkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Australia.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus name of Menkea is in honour of Karl Theodor Menke (1791–1861), a German malacologist and balneologist who was a native of Bremen. He is remembered for his research on snails.[2] It was first described in 1843.[1]
Known species
[edit | edit source]According to Kew:[1]
- Menkea australis Lehm.
- Menkea crassa E.A.Shaw
- Menkea draboides (Hook.) Benth.
- Menkea lutea E.A.Shaw
- Menkea sphaerocarpa F.Muell.
- Menkea villosula (F.Muell. & Tate) J.M.Black
References
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).