Petagnaea gussonei

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Petagnaea gussonei

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Petagnaea
Species: P. gussonei
Binomial name
Petagnaea gussonei
(Spreng.) Rauschert
Synonyms

Petagnia saniculifolia Guss.

Petagnaea gussonei is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family. It is found only in Italy, in Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and is threatened by habitat loss.

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[edit] Project

  • Progetto "Petagnaea gussonei: an ancient plant to save" - Nando Peretti Foundation [1] Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Dr. Olga De Castro [2]

[edit] References

  • De Castro O., Senatore F., Rigano D., Formisano C., Cennamo P., Gianguzzi L. (2008): Composition of the essential oil of Petagnaea gussonei (Sprengel) Rauschert, a relict species from Sicily (Southern Italy). Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 23(3): 172-177.
  • De Castro O., Gianguzzi L., Colombo P., De Luca P., Marino G., Guida M. (2007): Multivariate analysis of sites using water invertebrates and land use as indicators of the quality of biotopes of Mediterranean relic plant (Petagnaea gussonei, Apiaceae). Enviromental Bioindicators, 2(3): 161-171.
  • Gianguzzi, L. & La Mantia, A. 2006. Petagnaea gussonei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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