Englerocharis

Englerocharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Englerocharis; Muschl.

Englerocharis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]

Its native range is Peru and Bolivia.[1]

The genus name of Englerocharis is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist,[2] and also; charis, a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life".[3] It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.40 on page 276 in 1908.[1]

Known species:[1]

Englerocharis ancashensis Al-Shehbaz, A.Cano & Trinidad
Englerocharis blanca-leoniae Al-Shehbaz, P.Gonzáles & A.Cano
Englerocharis cuzcoensis Al-Shehbaz
Englerocharis dentata Al-Shehbaz & A.Cano
Englerocharis pauciflora Al-Shehbaz
Englerocharis peruviana Muschl.

References

"Englerocharis Muschl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
Bernhardt, Peter (2008). Gods and goddesses in the garden: Greco-Roman mythology and the scientific names of plants. Rutgers University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8135-4266-9.

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[POWO-1] "Englerocharis Muschl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[2] Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.

[3] Bernhardt, Peter (2008). Gods and goddesses in the garden: Greco-Roman mythology and the scientific names of plants. Rutgers University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8135-4266-9.