Schouwia és un gènere de plantes amb flors dins la família brassicàcia. Consta de vuit espècies entre les quals s'inclou Schouwia thebaica, planta medicinal del desert del Sàhara anomenada alwat pels tuaregs.
Schouwia és un gènere de plantes amb flors dins la família brassicàcia. Consta de vuit espècies entre les quals s'inclou Schouwia thebaica, planta medicinal del desert del Sàhara anomenada alwat pels tuaregs.
Schouwia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Schouwia purpurea (Forssk.) Schweinf. [2]
Its native range is Sahara and Sahel to the Arabian Peninsula (Palestine and Saudi Arabia). It is found in the African countries of Algeria, Burkina, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.[2][1]
The genus name of Schouwia is in honour of Joakim Frederik Schouw (1789–1852), a Danish lawyer, botanist and politician. From 1821, he was a professor in botany at the University of Copenhagen.[3] The genus has 2 known synoyms; Cyclopterygium Hochst. and Subularia Forssk.[2] The Latin specific epithet of purpurea means purplish or purple-like.[4] It was first described and published in Syst. Nat. Vol.2 on page 643 in 1821.[2] Then the species was published in Bull. Herb. Boissier Vol.4 (App. 2) on page 183 in 1896.[1]
Schouwia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, Schouwia purpurea (Forssk.) Schweinf.
Its native range is Sahara and Sahel to the Arabian Peninsula (Palestine and Saudi Arabia). It is found in the African countries of Algeria, Burkina, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The genus name of Schouwia is in honour of Joakim Frederik Schouw (1789–1852), a Danish lawyer, botanist and politician. From 1821, he was a professor in botany at the University of Copenhagen. The genus has 2 known synoyms; Cyclopterygium Hochst. and Subularia Forssk. The Latin specific epithet of purpurea means purplish or purple-like. It was first described and published in Syst. Nat. Vol.2 on page 643 in 1821. Then the species was published in Bull. Herb. Boissier Vol.4 (App. 2) on page 183 in 1896.
Schouwia is een geslacht uit de kruisbloemenfamilie (Brassicaceae). Het geslacht telt slechts een soort die voorkomt in de noordelijke helft van Afrika en in het uiterste westen van Zuidwest-Azië.[1]
Schouwia is een geslacht uit de kruisbloemenfamilie (Brassicaceae). Het geslacht telt slechts een soort die voorkomt in de noordelijke helft van Afrika en in het uiterste westen van Zuidwest-Azië.
Schouwia é um género botânico pertencente à família Brassicaceae[1].
Schouwia é um género botânico pertencente à família Brassicaceae.
Schouwia là chi thực vật có hoa trong họ Cải.[1]
Schouwia là chi thực vật có hoa trong họ Cải.
