Opopanax (plant)

Opopanax
	Opopanax chironium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Opopanax; W.D.J.Koch

Opopanax is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Species include:[1]

Opopanax chironium (L.) W.D.J.Koch
Opopanax hispidus (Friv.) Griseb.
Opopanax persicus Boiss.

Taxonomic history

The genus was created by Wilhelm Koch based on the species Opopanax chironium, previously known as Pastinaca opopanax L. and Ferula opopanax Spreng.[2]

References

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 5, 2014.
"Generum Tribuumque plantarum umbelliferarum nova dispositio". Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum. 12 (1): 55–156 (on page 96). Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 5, 2014.

[2] "Generum Tribuumque plantarum umbelliferarum nova dispositio". Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum. 12 (1): 55–156 (on page 96). Retrieved 8 June 2014.