What is "takhtajaniantha"

Takhtajaniantha is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.

The genus is named for Armenian botanist Armen Takhtajan, 1910-2009.

The only known species is Takhtajaniantha pusilla. It is widespread across central and southwestern Asia ( Xinjiang Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Armenia, Nakhichevan, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Sinai, Saudi Arabia) as well as the Dagestan region of southern European Russia.