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 ...
of
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 ...
in the 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 ...
, native to
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
and the western
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...
. It may be subsumed into the genus '' Kozlovia''.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described in 1987 by M. G. Pimenov and E. V. Kljuyko. They treated a subgeneric taxon of '' Conopodium'', ''Neoconopodium'', first described by Boris Koso-Poljansky in 1916, as the basionym. Their genus ''Neoconopodium'' was distinguished from '' Anthriscus'', ''
Chaerophyllum
''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil).
F ...
'', '' Krasnovia'' and ''Butinia'' (now included in ''Conopodium'') based on seed characters. A 2001 study using
ribosomal DNA
The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) consists of a group of ribosomal RNA encoding genes and related regulatory elements, and is widespread in similar configuration in all domains of life. The ribosomal DNA encodes the non-coding ribosomal RNA, integral struc ...
found that ''Neoconopodium'', ''Krasnovia'' and '' Kozlovia'' were closely related within tribe Scandiceae subtribe Scandicinae, and proposed that they be combined into ''Kozlovia''. , this proposal had been accepted by the
Germplasm Resources Information Network
Germplasm Resources Information Network or GRIN is an online USDA National Genetic Resources Program software project to comprehensively manage the computer database for the holdings of all plant germplasm collected by the National Plant Germpla ...
, but not by
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
*'' Neoconopodium capnoides'' (Decne.) Pimenov & Kljuykov, syn. ''Kozlovia capnoides''
*'' Neoconopodium paddarensis'' S.Thakur, B.Singh, Tashi & H.C.Dutt