Restella
Restella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.[3] It only contains one known species, Restella alberti (Regel) Pobed. [3][2]
| Restella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Restella Pobed. |
| Species: | R. alberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Restella alberti (Regel) Pobed. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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It is native to Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[3] It is listed as least concern in these 3 regions. It has a limited habitat range in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, but the plant is not under any threats. Most of the populations of the plant in Uzbekistan are within protected areas.[1]
The genus name of Restella is in honour of Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709–1746), a German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and is considered a pioneer of Alaskan natural history.[4] The specific epithet alberti honors Albert von Regel, one of two collectors of specimens cited in the original publication of the species in 1886 as Stellera albertii by Albert's father, Eduard August von Regel. The genus was first described and published in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) Vol.26 on pages 35-36 in 1941.[3][2]
References
- "Restella alberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63498A12671256. 2006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63498A12671256.en. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "Restella alberti (Regel) Pobed". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "Restella Pobed. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 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.