Biology:Lagoecia
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Short description: Genus of Apiaceae plants
| Lagoecia | |
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| Lagoecia cuminoides botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Pyramidoptereae |
| Genus: | Lagoecia L.[1] |
| Species: | L. cuminoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lagoecia cuminoides | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Lagoecia, wild cumin, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It has only one species, Lagoecia cuminoides, native to the Mediterranean region and as far east as Iran.[2] Its essential oil contains 72.83–94.76% thymol, quite a bit more than thyme (Thymus vulgaris) itself.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Sp. Pl.: 203 (1753)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lagoecia L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:40153-1.
- ↑ Baser, K. H.C.; Tümen, G. (1994). "Composition of the Essential Oil of Lagoecia cuminoides L. from Turkey". Journal of Essential Oil Research 6 (5): 545–546. doi:10.1080/10412905.1994.9698448.
- ↑ Salehi, Bahare; Mishra, Abhay Prakash; Shukla, Ila; Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi; Contreras, María del Mar; Segura-Carretero, Antonio; Fathi, Hannane; Nasrabadi, Nafiseh Nasri et al. (2018). "Thymol, thyme, and other plant sources: Health and potential uses". Phytotherapy Research 32 (9): 1688–1706. doi:10.1002/ptr.6109. PMID 29785774.
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