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| Echinophora | |
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| Echinophora spinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Echinophoreae |
| Genus: | Echinophora L. |
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Echinophora is a genus of plants belonging to the parsley family, Apiaceae. The thistle-like spininess of the plants is reflected in the genus name, composed of the Greek prefix echino- meaning "spiny" (from ἐχῖνος echīnos "hedgehog") and the suffix -phora meaning "carrier", giving the meaning "spine-bearer".
Species
The genus comprises 11 accepted species
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| Echinophora chrysantha Freyn & Sint. |
| Echinophora cinerea (Boiss.) Hedge & Lamond |
| Echinophora lamondiana Yildiz & Z.Bahcecioglu |
| Echinophora orientalis Hedge & Lamond |
| Echinophora platyloba DC. |
| Echinophora scabra Gilli |
| Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. |
| Echinophora spinosa L. |
| Echinophora tenuifolia L. |
| Echinophora tournefortii Jaub. & Spach |
| Echinophora trichophylla Sm. |
References
- Kew Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39950-1 Retrieved at 9.29am on Thursday 26/8/21.
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| Echinophora |
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