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Pimpinella

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Pimpinella
Pimpinella saxifraga[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Pimpinelleae
Genus: Pimpinella
L. (1753) not Ség. (1754) (Rosaceae)
Type species
Pimpinella saxifraga
L.[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Adarianta Knoche
  • Afrosison H.Wolff
  • Albovia Schischk.
  • Anisometros Hassk.
  • Anisum Hill
  • Chesneya Bertol., nom. illeg.
  • Disachoena Zoll. & Moritzi, not validly publ.
  • Gaytania Münter
  • Gymnosciadium Hochst.
  • Heterachaena Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Ledeburia Link
  • Murrithia Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Pancicia Vis.
  • Pimpinele St.-Lag., orth. var.
  • Platyrhaphe Miq.
  • Reutera Boiss.
  • Tobion Raf.
  • Tragium Spreng.
  • Tragolium Raf.
  • Tragoselinum Mill., nom. superfl.
Wild Pimpinella in Behbahan, Iran
Wild Pimpinella in Behbahan, Iran

Pimpinella is a plant genus in the family Apiaceae; it includes the aromatic herb anise (P. anisum).[4]

Species

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As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[3]

Former species include:

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Rafinesque, Good Book 52 (1840)
  2. ^ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
  3. ^ a b "Pimpinella L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Pimpinella includes photos, drawings, European distribution maps