Gongylotaxis

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|genus = Gongylotaxis

|parent_authority = Pimenov & Kljuykov

|species = rechingeri

|authority = Pimenov & Kljuykov, nom. nov.

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• Scaligeria gongylotaxis Rech.f.

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Gongylotaxis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Gongylotaxis rechingeri.{{cite web |title=Gongylotaxis Pimenov & Kljuykov |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:989562-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=en}} Its native range is Afghanistan.

The species was first described in 1987 as Scaligeria gongylotaxis.{{cite web |title=Gongylotaxis rechingeri Pimenov & Kljuykov |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:989563-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=1 January 2023 |language=en}} As the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants does not allow the genus name and specific epithet to be the same, when transferred to the genus Gongylotaxis in 1996, a new epithet was required, hence the replacement name Gongylotaxis rechingeri.{{cite web |title=Gongylotaxis rechingeri Pimenov & Kljuykov |work=The International Plant Names Index |url=https://www.ipni.org/n/989563-1 |access-date=2023-01-01 }}