''Echinophora'' is a genus of plants belonging to the parsley 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 plants ...
. The thistle-like spininess of the plants is reflected in the genus name, composed of the
Greek
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prefix ''echino-'' meaning "spiny" (from ἐχῖνος ''echīnos'' "hedgehog") and the suffix ''-phora'' meaning "carrier", giving the meaning "spine-bearer".
Species
The genus comprises 11 accepted species
[Kew Plants of the World Online http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39950-1 Retrieved at 9.29am on Thursday 26/8/21.]
References
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Apioideae genera