Turgenia

Turgenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, containing up to seven species.^[1] The genus resembles Caucalis.^[2] False carrot is a common name for plants in this genus.^[3]

Turgenia
Turgenia latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Scandiceae
Subtribe:	Torilidinae
Genus:	Turgenia Hoffm.
Species
Turgenia brachyacantha Boiss. Turgenia foeniculacea Fenzl Turgenia heterocarpa DC. Turgenia latifolia Hoffm. Turgenia lisaeoides C.C.Towns. Turgenia multiflora DC. Turgenia tuberculata Boiss.

Varieties of Turgenia can be found in areas of Africa, Europe, temperate and tropical regions of Asia, and North America.^[4][5]

The genus name of Turgenia is in honour of Alexander Turgenev (1784–1845), a Russian statesman and historian.^[6] It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. Umbell. on page 59 in 1814.^[1]

References

1. "Turgenia Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
2. V. H. Heywood (1964). "Turgenia Hoffm.". In V. H. Heywood; D. H. Valentine; T. G. Tutin; N. A. Burges (eds.). Flora Europaea: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Flora Europaea. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 372. ISBN 9780521066624.
3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Turgenia​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
4. "Taxonomy - GRIN-Global Web v 1.10.5.0". www.narc.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
5. "Plants Profile for Turgenia latifolia (broadleaf false carrot)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
6. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.