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Ferula
Sign in to saveFerula (from Latin ferula ) is a genus of about 220 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. Many plants of this genus, especially F. communis, are referred to as "giant fennel", although they are not fennel in the strict sense.
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Ferula is a genus of plants within the family Apiaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Apiales. The taxonomic type for this genus is Ferula communis. Common names for the group include ferula, Riesenfenchel, Rutenkräuter, and Steckenkräuter. The name derives from the Latin word for a rod or cane.
The genus has been introduced to Bangladesh, Germany, Great Britain, and Laos. Occurrence records have been documented in China, Iran, Eritrea, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Various databases hold records of this taxon, including 35,729 occurrences in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, 969 entries in PubMed, and 182 records in iDigBio. The latter includes media from institutions in the US, MICH, NY, WTU, and UAM.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
General: Ferula (from the Lat. ferula, a rod or cane, used
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 182
- With media
- 133
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Collections
- US, MICH, NY, WTU, UAM, MO
- Recorded in
- China, Iran, Eritrea, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria, Turkey, Netherlands
Research
969 papers- Ferula hermonis: A Review of Current Use and Pharmacological Studies of its Sesquiterpene Ester Ferutinin.Current drug targets · 2020
- Research Progress of Ferula ferulaeoides: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Ferula L. Plant Extracts and Dose-Dependent Activity of Natural Sesquiterpene Ferutinin: From Antioxidant Potential to Cytotoxic Effects.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
- Ferula gummosa, a Traditional Medicine with Novel Applications.Journal of dietary supplements · 2016
- Recent Advances on Bioactive Constituents in Ferula.Drug development research · 2017
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
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Ferula (from Latin ferula ) is a genus of about 220 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. Many plants of this genus, especially F. communis, are referred to as "giant fennel", although they are not fennel in the strict sense.
==Description== thumb|Ferula foetida They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1–4 m tall, with stout, hollow, somewhat succulent stems. The leaves are tripinnate or even more finely divided, with a stout basal sheath clasping the stem. The basal sheaths of Ferula oopoda, for example, are up to long and form a cup holding about a cup of rainwater. The flowers are usually yellow, rarely white, produced in large umbels.
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