Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir.[2] Hugh Falconer noted that this was the source of asafoetida in Central Asia.[4] Although it is often listed as the source of asafoetida, one report stated that its essential oil lacked sulfur-containing compounds which are characteristic of asafoetida.[5]

Ferula narthex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Ferula
Species:
F. narthex
Binomial name
Ferula narthex
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Ferula asafoetida (Falc.) H.Karst.
  • Ferula jaeschkeana subsp. taenioloba Rech. fil. & Riedl
  • Ferula koelzii Rech.f. & Riedl
  • Narthex asafoetida Falc.
  • Peucedanum narthex (Boiss.) Baill.

References

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  1. ^ Plummer, J. (2020). "Ferula narthex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156236429A156238252. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ferula narthex Boiss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ "Ferula narthex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ^ Falconer, Hugh (1847). "XIV. Description of the Asafœtida Plant of Central Asia". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 20 (2): 285–291. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00422.x.
  5. ^ Samimi, M.; Unger, W. (1979). "Die Gummiharze Afghanischer "Asa foetida"–liefernder Ferula–Arten. Beobachtungen zur Herkunft und Qualität Afghanischer "Asa foetida"". Planta Medica. 36 (6): 128–133. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097252. ISSN 0032-0943. PMID 461565.