''Kozlovia'' 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

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. Its native range is

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to Central Asia (

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and

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) and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Taxonomy

The genus name ''Kozlovia'' is in honour of

Pyotr Kozlov Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (; 3 October 1863 in Dukhovshchina – 26 September 1935 in Peterhof) was a Russian and Soviet traveller and explorer who continued the studies of Nikolai Przhevalsky in Mongolia and Tibet. Biography Although prepar ...

(1863–1935), a Russian and Soviet traveller and explorer who continued the studies of

Nikolai Przhevalsky Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (or Prjevalsky;; , . – ) was a Russian geographer and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the city of Lhasa in Tibet, he still travelled through regio ...

in Mongolia and Tibet. The genus was first described in 1904 by the botanist

Vladimir Ippolitovich Lipsky Vladimir Ippolitovich Lipsky or Volodymyr Ipolytovych Lypsky (; ; 11 March 1863 – 24 February 1937) was a Ukrainian scientist, botanist; a member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (in 1922–1928, its president) and corresponding mem ...

. A 2001 study using

ribosomal DNA The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) consists of a group of ribosomal RNA encoding genes and related regulatory elements, and is widespread in similar configuration in all domains of life. The ribosomal DNA encodes the non-coding ribosomal RNA, integral struc ...

found that '' Neoconopodium'', ''

Krasnovia ''Krasnovia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Its only described species is ''Krasnovia longiloba'', native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang. The genus was first described in 1950, and was named after Andre ...

'' and ''Kozlovia'' were closely related within tribe Scandiceae subtribe Scandicinae, and proposed that they be combined into ''Kozlovia''. , this proposal had been accepted by the

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, but not by

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Species

Known species, according to Kew: *''

Kozlovia laseroides ''Kozlovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Afghanistan to Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and Pakistan. Taxonomy The genus name ''Kozlovia'' is in honour o ...

'' *'' Kozlovia paleacea''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10314681 Apioideae Plants described in 1904 Flora of Central Asia Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Pakistan Apioideae genera