| Eokochia | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Camphorosmoideae |
| Tribe: | Camphorosmeae |
| Genus: | Eokochia Freitag & G.Kadereit |
| Species: | E. saxicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Eokochia saxicola (Guss.) Freitag & G.Kadereit | |
| Synonyms | |
Bassia saxicola(Guss.) A.J.Scott | |
Eokochia is amonotypic genus offlowering plants belonging to the familyAmaranthaceae.[1] The only species isEokochia saxicola.[2]
Its native range is mainlandItaly andSicily.[2]
The genus name is in honour ofWilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771–1849), a German physician and botanist,[3] and the epithet of 'saxicola' is derived from 2Latin words;saxum meaning rock andincola meaning dwelling in.
It was first described and published inTaxon Vol.60 on page 72 in 2011.[2]