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Genus of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pycnocomon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae.[1] They were formerly placed in the defunct family of Dipsacaceae.[2]
Pycnocomon | |
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Pycnocomon intermedium between Branqueira and Olhos de Água, Algarve in Portugal. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Pycnocomon Hoffmanns. & Link |
It is native to the Mediterranean and found in the countries of Algeria, Corsica, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain and Tunisia.[1]
It was first published in Fl. Portug. vol.2 on page 93 in 1820.[1]
It was included in genus Scabiosa L. for a long time but molecular data demonstrated that genera Pycnocomon and Lomelosia (another Scabiosa-like genus) form a clade distinct from Scabiosa.[2]
In 2017, a new species from the family Eriophyidae, the gall mites, Aceria pycnocomi was found on Pycnocomon rutifolium in Spain. [3]
Pycnocomon rutifolium in Spain was screened for Anticancer activity in 2021.[4]
As accepted by Plants of the World Online;[1]
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