Horstrissea

Horstrissea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Horstrissea
Greuter, Gerstb. & Egli
Species:
H. dolinicola
Binomial name
Horstrissea dolinicola
Greuter, Gerstb. & Egli

Horstrissea is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Horstrissea dolinicola. The genus and species were first described in 1990.[2] It is endemic to Crete, where it lives at an elevation of around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in the Mount Ida range.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Iatroú, G. & Fournaraki, C. (2016) [errata version of 2006 assessment]. "Horstrissea dolinicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61613A103009565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61613A12522933.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bernhard Egli; Pedro Gerstberger; Werner Greuter; Horst Risse (1990). "Horstrissea dolinicola, a new genus and species of umbels (Umbelliferae, Apiaceae) from Kriti (Greece)". Willdenowia. 19 (2): 389–399. JSTOR 3996647.


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