Turgenia

Turgenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, containing up to seven species.[1] The genus resembles Caucalis.[2] False carrot is a common name for plants in this genus.[3]

Turgenia
Turgenia latifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Torilidinae
Genus: Turgenia
Hoffm.
Species
  • Turgenia brachyacantha Boiss.
  • Turgenia foeniculacea Fenzl
  • Turgenia heterocarpa DC.
  • Turgenia latifolia Hoffm.
  • Turgenia lisaeoides C.C.Towns.
  • Turgenia multiflora DC.
  • Turgenia tuberculata Boiss.

Varieties of Turgenia can be found in areas of Africa, Europe, temperate and tropical regions of Asia, and North America.[4][5]

The genus name of Turgenia is in honour of Alexander Turgenev (1784–1845), a Russian statesman and historian.[6] It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. Umbell. on page 59 in 1814.[1]

References
  1. "Turgenia Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. V. H. Heywood (1964). "Turgenia Hoffm.". In V. H. Heywood; D. H. Valentine; T. G. Tutin; N. A. Burges (eds.). Flora Europaea: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Flora Europaea. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 372. ISBN 9780521066624.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Turgenia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. "Taxonomy - GRIN-Global Web v 1.10.5.0". www.narc.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. "Plants Profile for Turgenia latifolia (broadleaf false carrot)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. 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.
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