Microsciadium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its sole species is Microsciadium minutum,[3] native to the eastern Aegean Islands and Turkey.[1] The genus was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1844.[2] The species was first described in 1822 as Cuminum minutum.[1]

Microsciadium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Pyramidoptereae
Genus: Microsciadium
Boiss.[2]
Species:
M. minutum
Binomial name
Microsciadium minutum
(d'Urv.) Briq.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Azorella minuta (d'Urv.) M.Hiroe
  • Carum minutum (d'Urv.) Koso-Pol.
  • Cuminum minutum d'Urv.
  • Microsciadium tenuifolium Boiss., nom. superfl.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Microsciadium minutum (d'Urv.) Briq.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-18
  2. ^ a b "Microsciadium Boiss.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-12-18
  3. ^ "Microsciadium Boiss.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-18