Ainsworthia

Ainsworthia is a genus of two species of plants in the family Apiaceae,[1] all of which are endemic to Southwest Asia, Cyprus, Israel[2] and European Turkey.

Ainsworthia
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Ainsworthia

Species
  • Ainsworthia cordata
  • Ainsworthia trachycarpa

Ainsworthia was included in the genus Tordylium by El-Aisawi & Jury (1998).[3] As of February 2015, The Plant List kept Ainsworthia and Tordylium separate, the two species placed in Ainsworthia being:[4][1]

  • Ainsworthia cordata (Jacq.) Boiss.
  • Ainsworthia trachycarpa Boiss.
Names brought to synonymy

References

  1. "Search results for Ainsworthia", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-02-28
  2. Avi Shmida, MAPA's Dictionary of Plants and Flowers in Israel, Tel-Aviv 2005, s.v. Ainsworthia trachycarpa (p. 73) ISBN 965-521-017-0
  3. Al-Eisawi, D. & Jury, S.L. (1988), "A taxonomic revision of the genus Tordylium L. (Apiaceae)", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 97: 357–403, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb01066.x
  4. "Search results for Tordylium", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-02-27


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