Biology:Sanicula

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Sanicula
Illustration Sanicula europaea0.jpg
Sanicula europaea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Saniculeae
Genus: Sanicula
L.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Triclinium Dondisia
  • Aulosolena Koso-Pol.
  • Hill, nom. illeg. Rchb.
  • Hacquetia Dondia
  • Neck. ex DC. Raf.
  • Diapensia Spreng., nom. illeg.
  • Koso-Pol. Hesperogeton

Sanicula is a genus of plants in family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae),[1] the same family to which the carrot and parsnip belong. This genus has about 45 species worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.[2] The common names usually include the terms sanicle or black snakeroot.

Etymology

Sanicula comes from sanus, Latin for "healthy", reflecting the use of S. europaea in traditional remedies.[3]

List of species

(As of December 2022), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sanicula L..". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325956-2. 
  2. Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerba Buena Chapter Newsletter) [1] (No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09.
  3. America, Garden Club of (1933). "Garden Club of America" (in en). Bulletin: 10. https://books.google.com/books?id=d28LAQAAMAAJ&q=Sanicula+europaea+sanus. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q162899 entry