Petagnaea

<i>Petagnaea</i>

Petagnaea

Genus of flowering plants

Petagnaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Petagnaea gussonei. It is named after Neapolitan botanist Vincenzo Petagna (1734-1810).[2] It is found only in Sicily,[2] in Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Gianguzzi, L.; La Mantia, A. (2006). "Petagnaea gussonei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61616A12523812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61616A12523812.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Michael G. Pimenov (2003). Karyotaxonomical Analysis in the Umbelliferae. Science Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-57808-222-3.

Further reading

  • De Castro O., Senatore F., Rigano D., Formisano C., Cennamo P., Gianguzzi L. (2008): Composition of the essential oil of Petagnaea gussonei (Sprengel) Rauschert, a relict species from Sicily (Southern Italy). Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 23(3): 172–177.
  • De Castro O., Gianguzzi L., Colombo P., De Luca P., Marino G., Guida M. (2007): Multivariate analysis of sites using water invertebrates and land use as indicators of the quality of biotopes of Mediterranean relic plant (Petagnaea gussonei, Apiaceae). Environmental Bioindicators, 2(3): 161–171.


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