Haussknechtia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Pimpinelleae
Genus: Haussknechtia
Species: H. elymaitica
Name

Haussknechtia Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 2: 960. [Dec 1872 or Jan 1873]

monotypic taxon

References

Boissier, P.E. [Dec 1872 or Jan 1873]. Flora Orientalis 2: 960.
Hassler, M. 2018. Haussknechtia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Haussknechtia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 4 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Haussknechtia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 4.

Haussknechtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Haussknechtia elymaitica Boiss. [2] It is commonly known as johour or white celery in Iran.[3]

It is a perennial plant, that is 2-3 m tall glabrous (smooth) and with large bipinnatisect (deeply dissected segments) basal leaves and numerous flowers that are grouped in globose (rounded) umbels, situated on the usually simple or slightly branched stems.[3]

It is native to Iran.[2][3]

The genus name of Haussknechtia is in honour of Heinrich Carl Haussknecht (1838–1903), a German pharmacist and botanical collector.[4] The Latin specific epithet of elymaitica refers to Elymais, an ancient region, in 2nd century BC to the early 3rd century AD. Haussknechtia elymaitica was first described and published in Fl. Orient. Vol.2 on page 960 in 1872.[2]
References

"Haussknechtia Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
"Haussknechtia elymaitica Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
Mehregan, Iraj; Ghannadi, Alireza (2013). "Essential Oil Analysis of Haussknechtia elymaitica Boiss Fruits, an Endemic Plant from Iran". Revista de Chimie - Bucharest. 64 (1): 81–82.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.