''Ferula ammoniacum'' (syn. ''Dorema ammoniacum'') is a species of flowering plant 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 plants ...

, native to Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is the source of Persian

gum ammoniac Ammoniacum or the gum ammoniac is a gum-resin exuded from the several perennial herbs in the genus '' Ferula'' of the umbel family (Apiaceae). There are three types of ammoniacum: the gums ammoniac of Cyrenaica, of Persia (the commercial one tod ...

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ammoniacum Ammoniacum or the gum ammoniac is a gum-resin exuded from the several perennial herbs in the genus ''Ferula'' of the umbel family (Apiaceae). There are three types of ammoniacum: the gums ammoniac of Cyrenaica, of Persia (the commercial one today ...

Flora of Iran Flora of Turkmenistan Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Pakistan Plants described in 2015 {{Apiaceae-stub