Ferula narthex | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Ferula |
Species: | F. narthex
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Binomial name | |
Ferula narthex | |
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Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir.[2] Hugh Falconer noted that this was the source of asafoetida in Central Asia.[4] Although it is often listed as the source of asafoetida, one report stated that its essential oil lacked sulfur-containing compounds which are characteristic of asafoetida.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Plummer, J. (2020). "Ferula narthex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156236429A156238252. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Ferula narthex Boiss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Ferula narthex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ Falconer, Hugh (1847). "XIV. Description of the Asafœtida Plant of Central Asia". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 20 (2): 285–291. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00422.x.
- ^ Samimi, M.; Unger, W. (1979). "Die Gummiharze Afghanischer "Asa foetida"–liefernder Ferula–Arten. Beobachtungen zur Herkunft und Qualität Afghanischer "Asa foetida"". Planta Medica. 36 (6): 128–133. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097252. ISSN 0032-0943. PMID 461565.