''Semenovia'' 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 ...
.
It is in subfamily
Apioideae
This is a list of genera belonging to the family Apiaceae. It contains all the genera listed by Plants of the World Online (PoWO) . A few extra genus names are included that PoWO regards as synonyms. Unless otherwise indicated, the placement of gen ...
and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Western Himalayas) and China.
The genus name of ''Semenovia'' is in honour of
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov (; 2 January ''(New style: 14 January)'', 1827 – 26 February ''(New style: 11 March)'', 1914) was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. H ...
(1827–1914), a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the
Russian Geographical Society
The Russian Geographical Society (), or RGO, is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It promotes geography, exploration and nature protection with research programs in fields including oceanography, ethnography, ecology and stati ...
for more than 40 years. He gained international fame for his pioneering exploration of the
Tian Shan
The Tian Shan, also known as the Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, meaning the "Mountains of God/Heaven", is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at high and located in Kyrgyzstan. Its lowest point is ...
mountains.
It was first described and published in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou Vol.39 (II) on page 78 in 1866.
Known species
According to Kew, about 30 known species:
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Semenovia alaica''
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Semenovia bucharica''
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Semenovia dasycarpa
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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Semenovia dichotoma''
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Semenovia dissectifolia
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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Semenovia eriocarpa''
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Semenovia frigida''
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Semenovia furcata''
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Semenovia glabrior
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ( ...
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Semenovia gyirongensis''
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*'' Semenovia heracleifolia''
*'' Semenovia heterodonta''
*'']Semenovia imbricata
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia lasiocarpa
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia macrocarpa
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia malcolmii
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia pamirica
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia pimpinellioides
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia propinqua
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia pulvinata
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia radiata
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia rubtzovii
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*'' Semenovia subscaposa''
*'' Semenovia suffruticosa''
*'' Semenovia thomsonii''
*''Semenovia tragioides
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*''Semenovia transiliensis
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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*'' Semenovia vachanica''
*'' Semenovia vaginata''
*''Semenovia zaprjagaevii
''Semenovia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Its native range is from Iran to Central Asia (within Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
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References
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Semenovia
Apiaceae
Apiaceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Central Asia
Flora of Iran
Flora of Afghanistan
Flora of North-Central China
Flora of Qinghai
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of Tibet
Flora of Xinjiang
Flora of West Himalaya