Prionosciadium Explained

Prionosciadium is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium:^{[4] [5]}

• Prionosciadium bellii Mathias & Constance - Michoacán
• Prionosciadium cuneatum J.M.Coult. & Rose - Jalisco
• Prionosciadium diversifolium Rose - Guerrero
• Prionosciadium humile Rose - Nuevo León
• Prionosciadium lilacinum Mathias & Constance - Jalisco, Nayarit
• Prionosciadium linearifolium (S. Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose - Puebla, Zacatecas
• Prionosciadium madrense S. Wats. - Chihuahua
• Prionosciadium megacarpum J.M.Coult. & Rose - Oaxaca
• Prionosciadium nelsonii J.M.Coult. & Rose - Morelos, Chiapas
• Prionosciadium saraviki Laferr. - Chihuahua
• Prionosciadium tamayoi - Jalisco
• Prionosciadium thapsoides (DC.) Mathias - Veracruz, Mexico State
• Prionosciadium townsendii Rose - Chihuahua
• Prionosciadium watsonii J.M.Coult. & Rose - Durango, Sinaloa, Oaxaca

Notes and References

1. John Merle Coulter, Joseph Nelson Rose - 1900. A Synopsis of Mexican and Central American Umbelliferae. Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1:111-159.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3106204#page/303/mode/1up Watson, Sereno. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 23(2): 275–276. 1888.
3. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Prionosciadium The Plant List search for Prionosciadium
5. Guzmán. Ramón Cuevas. Nuñez-López. Nora M.. Canales-Piña. Susana. Morales-Arias. José Guadalupe. 2020-08-21. Prionosciadium tamayoi (Apiaceae), una especie nueva del occidente de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. es. 91. 913338. 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3338. 2007-8706. free.