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Leutea

Leutea is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It includes ten species native to Iraq, Iran, and Turkmenistan.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Leutea
Pimenov (1987)
Species1

10; see text

Leutea is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It includes ten species native to Iraq, Iran, and Turkmenistan.1

The genus was described by Michael Georgievich Pimenov in 1987.1

Species

Ten species are accepted.1

  • Leutea avicennae Mozaff. – Iran
  • Leutea gracillima Pimenov – northern Iran
  • Leutea kurdistanica Mozaff. – Iran
  • Leutea nematoloba (Rech.f.) Pimenov – northern Iran
  • Leutea petiolaris (DC.) Pimenov – Iran
  • Leutea polyscias (Boiss.) Pimenov – northern Iran
  • Leutea rechingeri (Leute) Pimenov – northern Iraq
  • Leutea sclerophylla (Boiss. & Hausskn.) V.M.Vinogr. – Iran
  • Leutea translucens (Rech.f.) Akhani & Salimian – northern Iran
  • Leutea turcomanica (Schischk.) V.M.Vinogr. – southern Turkmenistan
References

References

  1. Leutea Pimenov. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.