''Shangwua'' is a genus of Asian

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s belonging to the family

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. Its native range is from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

to central and eastern Asia (within East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet and West Himalaya) and to southern central China and

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. The genus name of ''Shangwua'' is in honour of Shang Wu Liu (b. 1934), Chinese botanist, taxonomist and professor in the province of Qinghai, China. It was first described and published in

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Vol.62 on page 992 in 2013.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Shangwua denticulata'' *'' Shangwua jacea'' *'' Shangwua masarica''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q58479798 Cardueae Asteraceae genera Plants described in 2013 Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Tajikistan Flora of South-Central China Flora of Tibet Flora of Nepal Flora of Pakistan Flora of West Himalaya Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Myanmar