Biology:Lagoecia
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Short description: Genus of Apiaceae plants
Lagoecia | |
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File:Cuminoides vulgare - Lagoecia - Cimio - Le Cumin. (Wild Cumin) (NYPL b14444147-1130618).tiff | |
Lagoecia cuminoides botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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