Koelpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Pallas, Peter (Pyotr) Simon von. 1776. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 3: 755Tropicos, Koelpinia Pall.
The genus Koelpinia, authored by Peter Simon Pallas, was named after Pallas friend Alexander Bernhard Koelpin (1739–1801), who was a German physician and botanist, and director of the Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum from 1765 to 1767,Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut after which he became professor at Marienstiftsgymnasium in Stettin.Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Neue Schriften, 4. Band. 1803, S. VII (Google Books
SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist The Plant List search for Koelpinia Koelpinia chrysoglochis Rech.f. - Iran, Iraq Koelpinia deflexa Stschegl. - Central Asia Koelpinia linearis Pall. - from Morocco to Xinjiang Koelpinia macrantha C.Winkl. - Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia Koelpinia sessilis Boiss. - Iran Koelpinia tenuissima Pavlov & Lipsch. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia Koelpinia turanica Vassilcz. - Central Asia
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