Lecokia | |
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Lecokia cretica in Turkey | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Smyrnieae |
Genus: | Lecokia DC. |
Species: | L. cretica |
Binomial name | |
Lecokia cretica (Lam.) DC. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Lecokia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. [2] It just contains one species, Lecokia cretica(Lam.) DC. [1]
It is native to Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Iran, Crete, Lebanon, Palestine, South Caucasus (of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan), Syria, and Turkey. [1]
The genus name of Lecokia is in honour of Henri Lecoq (1802–1871), a French botanist. [3] The genus has 2 known synonyms of ApolgusaRaf. and ConilariaRaf. [2]
The Latin specific epithet of cretica means "coming from Crete, where the plant was found. [4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Coll. Mém. Vol.5 on page 67 in 1829. [1]
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