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Thamnosciadium

Thamnosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

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Thamnosciadium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Thamnosciadium
Hartvig

Thamnosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.1

Its native range is Greece1 and is usually found in dry and subalpine (higher slopes) meadows, and stony slopes.2 A previous name for Thamnosciadum was "Beta nana, Carum graecum, Origanum scabrum and Seseli stylare",3 which was discovered by Botanist Theodor von Heldrich in the nineteenth century. The genus is currently being used for testing in essential oils for fragrance levels research.4

Species:1

  • Thamnosciadium junceum (Sm.) Hartvig
References

References

  1. "Thamnosciadium Hartvig | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Thamnosciadium junceum (SIBTH. & SM.) HARTVIG 1984". www.greekflora.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  3. Strid, Arne (2020-02-21). "The botanical exploration of Greece". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 306 (2): 27. Bibcode:2020PSyEv.306...27S. doi:10.1007/s00606-020-01637-z. ISSN 2199-6881. S2CID 254052822.
  4. Evergetis, Epameinondas; Haroutounian, Serkos A. (2020-10-01). "Volatile systematics: A novel biochemical interpretation of essential oil compounds enhances their chemophenetic significance". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 92 104087. Bibcode:2020BioSE..9204087E. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2020.104087. ISSN 0305-1978. S2CID 224904360.