Drusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Azorelloideae |
Genus: | Drusa DC. |
Species: | D. glandulosa
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Binomial name | |
Drusa glandulosa (Poir.) H.Wolff ex Engl.
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Drusa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It has one known species, Drusa glandulosa.[1]
Its native range is Macaronesia (found on Canary Islands and Madeira), Morocco and Somalia.[1]
Its genus name is in honour of André Pierre Ledru (1761–1825), French clergyman and botanist,[2] and it was published and described by French botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.10 on page 466 in 1807.[1]
Drusa glandulosa (Poir.) H.Wolff ex Engl. has the following synonyms; Bowlesia glandulosa (Poir.) Kuntze, Bowlesia oppositifolia Buch, Drusa glandulosa f. glaucescens G.Kunkel, Drusa oppositifolia DC. and Sicyos glandulosus Poir.[3]