Ducrosia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Tordylieae
Genus: Ducrosia
Boiss.
Synonyms

Ducroisia Endl.

Ducrosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range was southern Egypt to Pakistan. The plants can be found in Afghanistan, the Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[1]

1 species, Ducrosia ismaelis Asch. is now extinct in Egypt,[1] but can be found in Saudi Arabia.[2]

The genus name of Ducrosia is in honour of François-Barthélémy Ducros (1751–1822), Swiss clergyman, botanist in Nyon, Switzerland,[3] and was a friend of Edmond Boissier who then described and published the genus in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 3, Vol.1 on page 341 in 1844.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss.
  • Ducrosia areysiana (Deflers) Pimenov & Kljuykov
  • Ducrosia assadii Alava
  • Ducrosia flabellifolia Boiss.
  • Ducrosia inaccessa (C.C.Towns.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
  • Ducrosia ismaelis Asch.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ducrosia Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Mothana, Ramzi A.; Nasr, Fahd A.; Khaled, Jamal M.; Noman, Omar M.; Abutaha, Nael; Al-Rehaily, Adnan J.; Almarfadi, Omar M.; Kurkcuoglu, Mine (2020). "Ducrosia ismaelis Asch. Essential oil: Chemical composition profile and anticancer, antimicrobial and antioxidant potential assessment". Open Chemistry. 18: 175–184. doi:10.1515/chem-2020-0019. S2CID 215770257.
  3. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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