Biology:Turgenia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Turgenia
Illustration Turgenia latifolia0.jpg
Turgenia latifolia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Torilidinae
Genus: Turgenia
Hoffm.
Species
  • Turgenia brachyacantha Boiss.
  • Turgenia foeniculacea Fenzl
  • Turgenia heterocarpa DC.
  • Turgenia latifolia Hoffm.
  • Turgenia lisaeoides C.C.Towns.
  • Turgenia multiflora DC.
  • Turgenia tuberculata Boiss.

Turgenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, containing up to seven species.[1] The genus resembles Caucalis.[2] False carrot is a common name for plants in this genus.[3]

Varieties of Turgenia can be found in areas of Africa, Europe, temperate and tropical regions of Asia, and North America.[4][5]

The genus name of Turgenia is in honour of Alexander Turgenev (1784–1845), a Russian statesman and historian.[6] It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. Umbell. on page 59 in 1814.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q520778 entry