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Genus of flowering plants This article is about the plant genus. For the characters in Greek mythology, see Astydameia.

Astydamia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Annesorhizeae
Genus: Astydamia
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Species

Astydamia is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, with 2 species. It is endemic to Northwest Africa.

It is found on the Canary Islands, Mauritania, Morocco, the Savage Islands and in the Western Sahara.

The genus name of Astydamia is in honour of Astydamia (from Greek mythology), the wife of Acastus, son of Pelias. It was first described and published in Coll. Mém. Vol.5 on page 53 in 1829.

Plants of the World Online only accepts Astydamia latifolia (L.f.) Baill.


References

  1. ^ "Astydamia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. "Astydamia in Greek Mythology". Greek Legends and Myths. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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