Genus:Selinum Family:Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) subfamily: Apioideae tribe: Selineae. Nomen number: 102142 Place of publication: Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:350. 1762 Typification:View record from Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project
of the Natural History Museum of London. Comment: the specific epithet is a noun and retains its own gender and termination irrespective of the gender of the generic name (Vienna ICBN Art. 23.5) Name verified on: 17-Nov-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-May-2007
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