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. It is endemic to Crete, where it lives at an elevation of around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in the Mount Ida range. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.