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| Dickinsia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Azorelloideae |
| Genus: | Dickinsia Franch. |
| Species: | D. hydrocotyloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Dickinsia hydrocotyloides Franch.
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| Synonyms | |
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Cotylonia bracteata C.Norman | |
Dickinsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. The only known species is Dickinsia hydrocotyloides.[1]
Its native range is Central China.[1]
The genus is named after Frederick Dickins (1838–1915), British scholar and amateur botanist.[2] It was first published and described by Adrien René Franchet in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., séries 2, Vol.8 on page 244 in 1885 (publ. 1886).[1]