Ancashia

Ancashia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Tribe: Eudemeae
Genus:
Al-Shehbaz, Salariato, A.Cano & Zuloaga

Ancashia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes four species of perennials or subshrubs native to the Andes mountains of Bolivia and Peru.[1]

Species

Four species are accepted.[1]

  • Ancashia alpaminae (Gilg & Muschl.) Al-Shehbaz, Salariato, A.Cano & Zuloaga – central Peru
  • Ancashia gamosepala (Al-Shehbaz) Al-Shehbaz, Salariato, A.Cano & Zuloaga – Peru (Junín) to western Bolivia
  • Ancashia polysperma (Al-Shehbaz, A.Cano & Trinidad) Al-Shehbaz, Salariato, A.Cano & Zuloaga – central Peru
  • Ancashia smithii (Al-Shehbaz) Al-Shehbaz, Salariato, A.Cano & Zuloaga – central Peru

References

  1. ^ a b "Ancashia Al-Shehbaz, Salariato, A.Cano & Zuloaga". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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