Dictamnus angustifolius

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Dictamnus angustifolius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Dictamnus
Species:
D. angustifolius
Binomial name
Dictamnus angustifolius
Synonyms

Dictamnus angustifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. According to modern concepts, the synonym of the species is Dictamnus albus. [1]

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Distribution and ecology

The range of the species covers Central Asia and Mountain Altai. [2]

It grows in steppe meadows, among bush thickets, on grassy and bushy slopes in the middle mountain belt.

Description

Stem more or less densely pubescent, 50 – 100 cm high. [3]

Leaves are odd-pinnate. Leaflets 3-7 pairs, usually large, oblong or oblong-elliptic, long-drawn out toward the apex, acute, finely serrate along the margin; terminal on a winged petiole, wedge-drawn out toward the base.

Inflorescence racemose, [3] less often paniculate-racemose. Bract and linear-lanceolate, acute. Sepal and lanceolate, acute, 7–8 mm long; petals lilac-pink, with purple veins, [3] 3.5-4.5 mm long, lanceolate or oblong, acute or obtuse.

Seeds 4–5 mm long, [3] shiny, dark brown.

Meaning and use

The plant is poisonous. It has an unpleasant odor. When touched, the plant hairs cause severe, blistering skin burns in animals. [3] The fresh plant contains 0.05-0.07% essential oil, consisting of anethole and methyl chavilol. The oil is suitable for obtaining drying oil. [4]

Minor honey plant. [5]

Taxonomy

The species Dictamnus angustifolia belongs to the genus Dictamnus of the family Rutaceae.

References

  1. ↑ see TPL link in the plant card.
  2. ↑ According to the GRIN website (see plant card).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aquilegia angustifolia". Mushrooms of Kazakhstan — fungi.su (in Russian). 2010-10-04. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  4. ↑ Касименко М. А. (1956). Двудольные (Гераниевые — Сложноцветные). Общие выводы и заключения. Сельхозгиз. pp. 22–23. (in Russian)
  5. ↑ Пельменев В. К. (1985). Медоносные растения. Семейство Рутовые —Rutaceae. РОССЕЛЬХОЗИЗДАТ. pp. 64, 144. (in Russian)

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