Ferula narthex

Ferula narthex
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Ferula
Species:	F. narthex
Binomial name
Ferula narthex Boiss.
Synonyms [2] [3]
Ferula asafoetida(Falc.) H.Karst. Ferula jaeschkeana subsp. taeniolobaRech. fil. & Riedl Ferula koelziiRech.f. & Riedl Narthex asafoetidaFalc. Peucedanum narthex(Boiss.) Baill.

Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir. ^[2] Hugh Falconer noted that this was the source of asafoetida in Central Asia. ^[4] Although it is often listed as the source of asafoetida, one report stated that its essential oil lacked sulfur-containing compounds which are characteristic of asafoetida. ^[5]

References

1. Plummer, J. (2020). "Ferula narthex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T156236429A156238252. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
2. "Ferula narthex Boiss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
3. "Ferula narthex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
4. Falconer, Hugh (1847). "XIV. Description of the Asafœtida Plant of Central Asia". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 20 (2): 285–291. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00422.x.
5. Samimi, M.; Unger, W. (1979). "Die Gummiharze Afghanischer "Asa foetida"–liefernder Ferula–Arten. Beobachtungen zur Herkunft und Qualität Afghanischer "Asa foetida"" . Planta Medica. 36 (6): 128–133. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097252. ISSN   0032-0943. PMID   461565.