Pimpinella

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Pimpinella
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Pimpinella saxifraga [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Pimpinelleae
Genus: Pimpinella
L. (1753) not Ség. (1754) (Rosaceae)
Type species
Pimpinella saxifraga
L. [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • AdariantaKnoche
  • AfrosisonH.Wolff
  • AlboviaSchischk.
  • AnisometrosHassk.
  • AnisumHill
  • ChesneyaBertol., nom. illeg.
  • DisachoenaZoll. & Moritzi, not validly publ.
  • GaytaniaMünter
  • GymnosciadiumHochst.
  • HeterachaenaZoll. & Moritzi
  • LedeburiaLink
  • MurrithiaZoll. & Moritzi
  • PanciciaVis.
  • PimpineleSt.-Lag., orth. var.
  • PlatyrhapheMiq.
  • ReuteraBoiss.
  • TobionRaf.
  • TragiumSpreng.
  • TragoliumRaf.
  • TragoselinumMill., nom. superfl.
Wild Pimpinella in Behbahan, Iran Wild Pimpinella in Behbahan, Iran.jpg
Wild Pimpinella in Behbahan, Iran

Pimpinella is a plant genus in the family Apiaceae; it includes the aromatic herb anise (P. anisum). [4]

Species

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [3]

Former species include:

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References

  1. 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
  2. lectotype designated by Rafinesque, Good Book 52 (1840)
  3. 1 2 "Pimpinella L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Pimpinella includes photos, drawings, European distribution maps