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 | |
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| Todaroa aurea | |
Scientific 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] | |
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It is also in the subfamily Apioideae and it is part of tribe Scandiceae and subtribe Scandicinae.
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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
- "Todaroa aurea (Aiton) Parl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "Todaroa Parl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 December 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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