Kundmannia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
| Kundmannia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Kundmannia sicula | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Kundmannia Scop. |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Its native range is the Mediterranean. It is found in Algeria, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Greece, Italy, Crete, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.[1]
The genus name of Kundmannia is in honour of Johann Christian Kundmann (1684–1751), a German doctor from Wrocław with a large naturalist collection.[2] It was first described and published in Intr. Hist. Nat. on page 116 in 1777.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Kundmannia anatolica Hub.-Mor.
- Kundmannia sicula (L.) DC.
- Kundmannia syriaca Boiss.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kundmannia Scop. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.