Jaeschkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
Its native range is Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet. It is found in Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet and West Himalaya.[1]
The genus name of Jaeschkea is in honour of Heinrich August Jäschke (1817–1883), a German Tibetologist missionary and Bible translator.[2] It was first described and published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. Vol.39 on page 230 in 1870.[1]
According to Kew:[1]
Jaeschkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.
Its native range is Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet. It is found in Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet and West Himalaya.
The genus name of Jaeschkea is in honour of Heinrich August Jäschke (1817–1883), a German Tibetologist missionary and Bible translator. It was first described and published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. Vol.39 on page 230 in 1870.
