Todaroa

Todaroa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It just contains one known species, Todaroa aurea.[1][2]

Todaroa
Todaroa aurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Scandicinae
Genus: Todaroa
Parl.
Species:
T. aurea
Binomial name
Todaroa aurea
(Aiton) Parl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ferula aurea (Aiton) Link
  • Peucedanum aureum Aiton

It is also in the subfamily Apioideae and it is part of tribe Scandiceae and subtribe Scandicinae.

It is native to the Canary Islands.[2]

The genus name of Todaroa is in honour of Agostino Todaro (1818–1892), an Italian botanist.[3] The Latin specific epithet of aurea means golden.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in P.B.Webb & S.Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries Series 3 (Vol.2; Issue 2) on page 155 in 1843.[1][2]

There are 2 accepted subspecies:[1]

  • Todaroa aurea subsp. aurea
  • Todaroa aurea subsp. suaveolens P.Pérez

References

  1. "Todaroa aurea (Aiton) Parl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. "Todaroa Parl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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