''Rhodosciadium'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
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 plants ...
.
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 issed 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