Turgenia | |
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Turgenia latifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Scandiceae |
Subtribe: | Torilidinae |
Genus: |
Turgenia Hoffm. |
Species | |
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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]
Turgenia | |
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Turgenia latifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
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 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]