Petagnaea

Petagnaea

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Petagnaea Caruel
Species:	P. gussonei
Binomial name
*Petagnaea gussonei* (Spreng.) Rauschert
Synonyms
Petagnia saniculifolia Guss. Sison gussonei Spreng.

Petagnaea gussonei is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family, and the only species in the genus Petagnaea.^[1] It is found only on Sicily,^[1] in Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and is threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Michael G. Pimenov (2003). Karyotaxonomical Analysis in the Umbelliferae. Science Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 9781578082223.
^ L. Gianguzzi & A. La Mantia (2006). "Petagnaea gussonei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61616. Retrieved July 20, 2007.

Further reading

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). Environmental Bioindicators, 2(3): 161-171.

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