''Keraymonia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Apiaceae.
Its native range is
East Himalayas
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The Eastern Himalayas extend from eastern Nepal across Northeast India, Bhutan, the Tibet Autonomous Region to Yunnan in China and northern Myanmar. The climate of this region is influenced by the monsoon of South Asia from June to September. It ...
,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
, and
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
.
The genus name of ''Keraymonia'' is in honour of
Monique Keraudren (1928–1981), an English painter and illustrator.
It was first described and published in Candollea Vol.40 on page 528 in 1985.
Species, according to Kew:
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Keraymonia cortiformis''
*''
Keraymonia nipaulensis''
*''
Keraymonia pinnatifolia''
*''
Keraymonia triradiata''
References
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Apioideae
Plants described in 1985
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Nepal
Flora of Tibet
Apioideae genera