| Dictamnus angustifolius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Dictamnus |
| Species: | D. angustifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Dictamnus angustifolius | |
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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]
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.
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.
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]
The species Dictamnus angustifolia belongs to the genus Dictamnus of the family Rutaceae.