Solms-laubachia is a high-altitude genus of perennial herbs in the family Brassicaceae. It is named for the German botanist Hermann zu Solms-Laubach.

Solms-laubachia
Solms-laubachia flabellata (syn. Oreoblastus flabellatus) near Bedel Pass, Kyrgyzstan
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Solms-laubachia
Muschl.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Taxonomy

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In 2008, Yue et al. expanded Solms-laubachia, using molecular phylogenetics, to incorporate all Desideria species and one other species, Phaeonychium jafrii. They also described four new species.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Solms-laubachia species grow naturally in the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hengduan mountains or, regionally, in an arc from Kyrgyzstan in the northwest to southeastern Tibet. Their habitat is scree slopes and rock crevices from 4,000 m (13,000 ft) to 6,200 m (20,000 ft) altitude.[2]

Species

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Following their 2008 review, Yue et al. recognise 26 species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Solms-laubachia Muschl". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) [Online Database]. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland. 1 Apr 2010. Retrieved 11 Sep 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Yue, Ji-pei; Sun, Hang; Li, Jian-Hua; Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A. (23 Sep 2008). "A Synopsis of an Expanded Solms-laubachia (Brassicaceae), and the Description of Four New Species from Western China". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 95 (3): 520–538. doi:10.3417/2006214. JSTOR 25488210. S2CID 86823000.