Sinolimprichtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It just contains one species, Sinolimprichtia alpina.

It is native to Tibet and southern central China (in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan).

Sinolimprichtia

The genus name of Sinolimprichtia is in honour of Hans Wolfgang Limpricht (b. 1877), a German botanist who collected plants in China and Japan. The Latin specific epithet of alpina refers to 'alpine' meaning coming from the Alps or mountains. It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.12 on pages 448-449 in 1922.

Sinolimprichtia

It has 2 known subspecies; Sinolimprichtia alpina var. alpina Sinolimprichtia alpina var. dissecta

Sinolimprichtia

References

Apioideae

Plants described in 1922

Flora of Tibet

Flora of South-Central China

Monotypic Apioideae genera