''Rhodosciadium'' is a genus 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 ...
s belonging to 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 ...
.
It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.
The genus name of ''Rhodosciadium'' is in honour of
Joseph Nelson Rose
Joseph Nelson Rose (January 11, 1862 – May 4, 1928) was an American botanist. He was born in Union County, Indiana. His father died serving during the Civil War when Joseph Rose was a young boy. He later graduated from high school in Liberty, ...
(1862–1928), an American botanist. Note the Greek for 'Rose' is (''rhódon''). It is used for red-colored or rose-like.
It was first described and published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Vol.25 on page 151 in 1890.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Rhodosciadium argutum''
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Rhodosciadium diffusum''
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Rhodosciadium dissectum''
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Rhodosciadium glaucum''
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Rhodosciadium longipes''
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Rhodosciadium macrophyllum''
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Rhodosciadium macvaughiae''
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Rhodosciadium montanum''
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Rhodosciadium nelsonii''
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Rhodosciadium nudicaule''
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Rhodosciadium pringlei''
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Rhodosciadium purpureum''
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Rhodosciadium rzedowskii''
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Rhodosciadium tolucense''
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Rhodosciadium tuberosum''
References
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Apioideae
Plants described in 1890
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Guatemala