''Domeykoa'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Apiaceae Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...

. Its native range is southern

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

to northern

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. German-Chilean botanist Rudolfo Amando Philippi named the genus ''Domeykoa'' in honour of

Ignacy Domeyko Ignacy Domeyko or Domejko, pseudonym: ''Żegota'' (, ; 31 July 1802 – 23 January 1889) was a Polish geologist, mineralogist, educator, and founder of the University of Santiago, in Chile. Domeyko spent most of his life, and died, in his adopt ...

(1802–1889), Polish-Chilean geologist, mineralogist, and educator, The genus was first described in '' Florula Atacamensis'' in 1860. Known species: *'' Domeykoa amplexicaulis'' *'' Domeykoa andina'' *'' Domeykoa oppositifolia'' *'' Domeykoa perennis'' *'' Domeykoa saniculifolia''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3916460 Azorelloideae Apiaceae genera Plants described in 1860 Flora of Peru Flora of Chile