Eigia
| Eigia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Eigia Soják |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrostigmatella longistyla (Eig) Rauschert | |
Eigia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains 1 species, Eigia longistyla (Eig) Soják .[1]
Its native range is eastern Mediterranean, and is found in the countries of Palestine and Saudi Arabia.[1]
Its genus name of Eigia is in honour of Alexander Eig (1894–1938) an Israeli botanist,[2] and the epithet of longistyla is a combination of 'long' and the Greek word of stylos meaning a pillar.
Eigia longistyla (Eig) Soják was first published and described in Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír Vol.148 on page 193 (in 1979 but published in 1980).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Eigia Soják | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Eigia longistyla (Eig) Soják | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 September 2021.