''Takhtajaniantha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe
Cichorieae
The Cichorieae (also called Lactuceae) are a tribe in the plant family Asteraceae that includes 93 genera, more than 1,600 sexually reproductive species and more than 7,000 apomictic species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the E ...
within the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
, widespread across central Asia, Middle east and eastern Europe.
[Nazarova, Estella A. 1990. Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii 43: 179–183]
The genus is named for Armenian botanist
Armen Takhtajan
Armen Leonovich Takhtajan or Takhtajian (; surname also transliterated Takhtadjan, Takhtadzhi︠a︡n or Takhtadzhian, pronounced takh-tuh-JAHN; 10 June 1910 – 13 November 2009), was a Soviet- Armenian botanist, one of the most important fi ...
, 1910-2009.
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Takhtajaniantha'':Takhtajaniantha pusilla
''Takhtajaniantha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae, widespread across central Asia, Middle east and eastern Europe.Nazarova, Estella A. 1990. Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii 43: 179–183
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*'' Takhtajaniantha subacaulis''
*'' Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz''
*'' Takhtajaniantha veresczaginii''
References
External links
Om Plantae, Takhtajaniantha
in Swedish
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Monotypic Asteraceae genera
Cichorieae