''Leutea'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the carrot family,

Apiaceae Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...

. It includes ten species native to

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, and

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

. The genus was described by

Michael Georgievich Pimenov Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...

in 1987.

Species

Ten species are accepted. *'' Leutea avicennae'' – Iran *''

Leutea gracillima ''Leutea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It includes ten species native to Iraq, Iran, and Turkmenistan. The genus was described by Michael Georgievich Pimenov in 1987. Species Ten species are accepted. *''Leute ...

'' – northern Iran *'' Leutea kurdistanica'' – Iran *'' Leutea nematoloba'' – northern Iran *'' Leutea petiolaris'' – Iran *'' Leutea polyscias'' – northern Iran *'' Leutea rechingeri'' – northern Iraq *'' Leutea sclerophylla'' – Iran *'' Leutea translucens'' – northern Iran *'' Leutea turcomanica'' – southern Turkmenistan

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17386760 Apiaceae genera Apiaceae