Domeykoa

Domeykoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

Its native range is southern Peru to northern Chile.

German-Chilean botanist Rudolfo Amando Philippi named the genus Domeykoa in honour of Ignacy Domeyko (1802–1889), Polish-Chilean geologist, mineralogist, and educator, The genus was first described in Florula Atacamensis in 1860.

Known species:

• Domeykoa amplexicaulis
• Domeykoa andina
• Domeykoa oppositifolia
• Domeykoa perennis
• Domeykoa saniculifolia

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