Lagoecia
Lagoecia cuminoides botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Pyramidoptereae
Genus: Lagoecia
L.[1]
Species:
L. cuminoides
Binomial name
Lagoecia cuminoides
Synonyms[2]
  • Chemnizia Heist. ex Fabr.
  • Cuminoides Fabr.

Lagoecia, wild cumin, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It has only one species, Lagoecia cuminoides, native to the Mediterranean region and as far east as Iran.[2] Its essential oil contains 72.83–94.76% thymol, quite a bit more than thyme (Thymus vulgaris) itself.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 203 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Lagoecia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ Baser, K. H.C.; Tümen, G. (1994). "Composition of the Essential Oil of Lagoecia cuminoides L. from Turkey". Journal of Essential Oil Research. 6 (5): 545–546. doi:10.1080/10412905.1994.9698448.
  4. ^ Salehi, Bahare; Mishra, Abhay Prakash; Shukla, Ila; Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi; Contreras, María del Mar; Segura-Carretero, Antonio; Fathi, Hannane; Nasrabadi, Nafiseh Nasri; Kobarfard, Farzad; Sharifi-Rad, Javad (2018). "Thymol, thyme, and other plant sources: Health and potential uses". Phytotherapy Research. 32 (9): 1688–1706. doi:10.1002/ptr.6109. PMID 29785774. S2CID 29164194.
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