Glastaria
| Glastaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Glastaria Boiss. |
| Species: | G. glastifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Glastaria glastifolia | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Glastaria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains a single species, Glastaria glastifolia. It is an annual which ranges from southeastern Turkey through Lebanon and Syria to Jordan and northern Iraq.[2]
The species was first described as Peltaria deflexa by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1821. In 1891 Otto Kuntze placed the species in genus Glastaria, which had been described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1841.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Glastaria Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Glastaria glastifolia (DC.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2025.