Menkea
| Menkea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Menkea sphaerocarpa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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]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]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]- 1 2 3 4 "Menkea Lehm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 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.