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Thapsia gummifera

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Species of plant in the family Apiaceae

Thapsia gummifera
In bloom in Portugal
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Thapsia
Species: T. gummifera
Binomial name
Thapsia gummifera
(Desf.) Spreng.
Synonyms
  • Laserpitium gummiferum Desf.
  • Margotia gummifera (Desf.) Lange
  • Margotia laserpitioides Boiss.

Thapsia gummifera (syn. Margotia gummifera) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean; Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It has been proposed as a candidate for the plant known in antiquity as silphium and gone extinct in Libya in the 5th century.

References

  1. ^ "Thapsia gummifera (Desf.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. Amigues, Suzanne (2004). "Le silphium - État de la question" [Silphium - State of the art]. Journal des Savants (in French). 2 (1): 191–226. doi:10.3406/jds.2004.1685.
Taxon identifiers
Thapsia gummifera
Margotia gummifera


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