Opopanax (plant)
| Opopanax | |
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| Opopanax chironium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Opopanax W.D.J.Koch |
Opopanax is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Species include:[1]
- Opopanax chironium (L.) W.D.J.Koch
- Opopanax hispidus (Friv.) Griseb.
- Opopanax persicus Boiss.
Taxonomic history
The genus was created by Wilhelm Koch based on the species Opopanax chironium, previously known as Pastinaca opopanax L. and Ferula opopanax Spreng.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Generum Tribuumque plantarum umbelliferarum nova dispositio". Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 12 (1): 55–156 (on page 96). Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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