''Kundmannia'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

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. Its native range is the Mediterranean. It is found in Algeria, the

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, Corsica, Greece, Italy, Crete, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey. The genus name of ''Kundmannia'' is in honour of Johann Christian Kundmann (1684–1751), a German doctor from

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with a large naturalist collection. It was first described and published in Intr. Hist. Nat. on page 116 in 1777. Known species, according to Kew: *'' Kundmannia anatolica'' *'' Kundmannia sicula'' *'' Kundmannia syriaca''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10314779 Apiaceae genera Plants described in 1777