Thapsia gummifera
Appearance
Thapsia gummifera | |
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In bloom in Portugal | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Thapsia |
Species: | T. gummifera
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Binomial name | |
Thapsia gummifera | |
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Thapsia gummifera (syn. Margotia gummifera) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean; Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.[1] It has been proposed as a candidate for the plant known in antiquity as silphium and gone extinct in Libya in the 5th century.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thapsia gummifera (Desf.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Amigues, Suzanne (2004). "Le silphium - État de la question" [Silphium - State of the art]. Journal des Savants (in French). 2 (1): 191–226. doi:10.3406/jds.2004.1685.