6033.000 Pimpinella L.

Description of the genus

Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Leaves simple, ternate, 1-pinnate or finely divided. Umbels compound. Bracts and bracteoles 0. Calyx teeth obsolete or 0. Petal apices long-inflexed. Fruit ovoid to oblong, ± laterally flattened with a broad commissure.

Worldwide: 150 species in Europe, Asia and Africa

DRC: 7 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
acutidentata C. Norman
favifolia C.Norman
filiformis H.Wolff
homblei C.Norman
kassneri (H. Wolff) CannonDescription, Image
ledermannii H.Wolff
oreophila Hook.f.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pimpinella
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pimpinella
JSTOR Plant Science: Pimpinella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pimpinella
Plants of the World Online: Pimpinella
Tropicos: Pimpinella
Wikipedia: Pimpinella

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