Rhodosciadium Explained

Rhodosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.^[1]

It is native to Mexico and Guatemala. The genus name of Rhodosciadium is in honour of Joseph Nelson Rose (1862–1928), an American botanist.^[2] Note the Greek for 'Rose' is (rhódon). It issed for red-colored or rose-like.^[3] It was first described and published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Vol.25 on page 151 in 1890.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Rhodosciadium argutum
• Rhodosciadium diffusum
• Rhodosciadium dissectum
• Rhodosciadium glaucum
• Rhodosciadium longipes
• Rhodosciadium macrophyllum
• Rhodosciadium macvaughiae
• Rhodosciadium montanum
• Rhodosciadium nelsonii
• Rhodosciadium nudicaule
• Rhodosciadium pringlei
• Rhodosciadium purpureum
• Rhodosciadium rzedowskii
• Rhodosciadium tolucense
• Rhodosciadium tuberosum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhodosciadium S.Watson Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
3. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .