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Anthemis
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Anthemis is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum, and like that genus, known by the common name chamomile; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. Anthemis are native to the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia east to Iran. A number of species have also become naturalized in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world.
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Anthemis is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as chamomile. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta. The genus is classified under the tribe Anthemideae, with Anthemis maritima serving as its taxonomic type. Its fruit type is an achene.
The taxon has an accepted status and is described in sources such as the Pauly–Wissowa and Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Records indicate occurrences in countries including Kenya, the United States, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Algeria. Specimens are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, DAV, ANSP, CHSC, and IND.
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Species
Chamomile
Anthemis
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
General: whether Cota J.Gay is separated out), Anthemis principally circum
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,406
- With media
- 1,178
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, DAV, ANSP, CHSC, IND, CAS
- Recorded in
- Kenya, United States, Ethiopia, Mexico, Algeria, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia
Research
154 papers- Anthemis tricolor Containing Unusual Totarol with Cytotoxic and Acetylcholinesterase-Inhibitory Activity.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2024
- Nigella sativa, Anthemis hyaline and Citrus sinensis extracts reduce SARS-CoV-2 replication by fluctuating Rho GTPase, PI3K-AKT, and MAPK/ERK pathways in HeLa-CEACAM1a cells.Gene · 2024
- Anti-inflammatory activity of Anthemis tricolor Boiss.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2019
- Safety Assessment of Anthemis nobilis-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.International journal of toxicology · 2017
- Sesquiterpene lactones as chemotaxonomic markers in genus Anthemis.Phytochemistry · 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anthemideae
- Image
- Anthemis rigida kz2.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Anthemis
- Commons category
- Anthemis
- topic's main category
- Category:Anthemis
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- Anthemis
- taxon common name
- pasja kamilica
- has fruit type
- achene
- different from
- Jarmen
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/anthemis
- taxonomic type
- Anthemis maritima
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Cultivation and uses
- Species
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Anthemis is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum, and like that genus, known by the common name chamomile; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. Anthemis are native to the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia east to Iran. A number of species have also become naturalized in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world.
There are around 100 species within this genus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anthemis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.