Biology:Dictamnus hispanicus

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Short description: Species of plant

Dictamnus hispanicus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Dictamnus
Species:
D. hispanicus
Binomial name
Dictamnus hispanicus
Webb ex Willk.
Synonyms
  • Dictamnus albus var. hispanicus
  • Willk. Dictamnus fraxinella var. leptophylla

Dictamnus hispanicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae.

Description

It is a very aromatic herbaceous perennial plant that grows to 70 cm tall. Its leaves are compound and light green. The fruit is a capsule.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the east central and southeast of Spain, as well as Gibraltar and Andorra. It grows in stony terrain and dry forest. [1] [2] The continued collection of this plant by herbalists and its restricted distribution have almost caused its disappearance.

Taxonomy

Dictamnus hispanicus was described by Philip Barker Webb ex Heinrich Moritz Willkomm and published in Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 263. 1893.[3]

Etymology

Dictamnus: generic name that comes from the Greek "diktamnos" word composed of dike (mountain of the same name on the island of Crete) and "thamnos" shrub.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8559839 entry