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Lecokia

Lecokia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It just contains one species, Lecokia cretica (Lam.) DC.

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Lecokia
Lecokia cretica in Turkey
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Smyrnieae
Genus: Lecokia
DC.
Species:
L. cretica
Binomial name
Lecokia cretica
Synonyms1
  • Apolgusa Raf.
  • Conilaria Raf.
  • Apolgusa cretica (Lam.) Raf.
  • Athamanta cervariifolia Viv. ex Steud.
  • Cachrys cretica Lam.
  • Conilaria cretica (Lam.) Raf.
  • Scandix latifolia Sm.

Lecokia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.2 It just contains one species, Lecokia cretica (Lam.) DC. 1

It is native to Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Iran, Crete, Lebanon, Palestine, South Caucasus (of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan), Syria, and Turkey.1

The genus name of Lecokia is in honour of Henri Lecoq (1802–1871), a French botanist.3 The genus has 2 known synonyms: Apolgusa Raf. and Conilaria Raf.2

The Latin specific epithet of cretica means "coming from Crete", where the plant was found.4 Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Coll. Mém. Vol.5 on page 67 in 1829.1

References

References

  1. "Lecokia cretica (Lam.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. "Lecokia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.