Schrenkia


Schrenkia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Its native range is Central Asia to Xinjiang.
The genus name of Schrenkia is in honour of Alexander von Schrenk, a Russian naturalist born near Tula in what was then the Russian Empire. He was a brother to zoologist Leopold von Schrenck.
It was first described and published in Enum. Pl. Nov. Vol.1 on page 63 in 1841.

Known species

According to Kew:
  • Schrenkia alaica
  • Schrenkia congesta
  • Schrenkia golickeana
  • Schrenkia hebecarpa
  • Schrenkia involucrata
  • Schrenkia kultiassovii
  • Schrenkia papillaris
  • Schrenkia pulverulenta
  • Schrenkia pungens
  • Schrenkia turkestanica
  • Schrenkia ugamica
  • ''Schrenkia vaginata''