''Oreoschimperella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the umbellifer 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 ...

, native to Kenya, Ethiopia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Poorly studied, they are closely related to ''

Trachyspermum ''Trachyspermum'' is a genus in the plant family Apiaceae. Species: * ''Trachyspermum ammi'' (L.) Sprague, ajwain * ''Trachyspermum baluchistanicum'' Nasir * ''Trachyspermum clavatum'' Nasir * ''Trachyspermum confusum'' Hedge, Lamond & Rech.f. * ...

''. The genus name of ''Oreoschimperella'' is in honour of

Georg Wilhelm Schimper Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Schimper in Amharic sources known as Sambar (2 August 1804 – October 1878) was a German botanist and naturalist who spent more than forty years in Ethiopia collecting specimens of plants, mainly in Semien, the Tekeze ...

(1804–1878), a German botanist and naturalist.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Oreoschimperella aberdarensis'' (C.Norman) Rauschert *'' Oreoschimperella arabiae-felicis'' (C.C.Towns.) C.C.Towns. *'' Oreoschimperella verrucosa'' (J.Gay ex A.Rich.) Rauschert

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10341396 Apiaceae Apiaceae genera