Leutea
Genus of flowering plants
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Leutea is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It includes ten species native to Iraq, Iran, and Turkmenistan.[1]
| Leutea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Leutea Pimenov (1987) |
| Species[1] | |
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10; see text | |
The genus was described by Michael Georgievich Pimenov in 1987.[1]
Species
Ten species are accepted.[1]
- Leutea avicennae Mozaff. – Iran
- Leutea gracillima Pimenov – northern Iran
- Leutea kurdistanica Mozaff. – Iran
- Leutea nematoloba (Rech.f.) Pimenov – northern Iran
- Leutea petiolaris (DC.) Pimenov – Iran
- Leutea polyscias (Boiss.) Pimenov – northern Iran
- Leutea rechingeri (Leute) Pimenov – northern Iraq
- Leutea sclerophylla (Boiss. & Hausskn.) V.M.Vinogr. – Iran
- Leutea translucens (Rech.f.) Akhani & Salimian – northern Iran
- Leutea turcomanica (Schischk.) V.M.Vinogr. – southern Turkmenistan