Scorzonera tau-saghyz

Scorzonera tau-saghyz
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Scorzonera
Species: S. tau-saghyz
Binomial name
Scorzonera tau-saghyz
Lipsch. & G.G.Bosse[1]

Scorzonera tau-saghyz is a species of Scorzonera of interest as a source of latex suitable for making natural rubber.[2][3]

References

  1. Scorzonera tau-saghyz at the International Plant Names Index.
  2. Bonner, James, and Arthur W. Galston. The physiology and biochemistry of rubber formation in plants. December 1947, 13(10):543-596. The Botanical Review.
  3. Buranov, Anvar U., and Burkhon J. Elmuradov. Extraction and Characterization of Latex and Natural Rubber from Rubber-Bearing Plants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010 58(2):734-743.
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