Libanotis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Selineae
Genus: Libanotis
Species: L. pyrenaica – L. schrenkiana – L. sibirica

Name

Libanotis Haller ex Zinn, Cat. Pl. Hort. Gott.: 226. (1757), nom. cons.

• Type species: Libanotis montana Crantz vide Libanotis pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dela Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 499 (1763)
    

Note: The taxonomy of this genus is uncertain until the status of Seseli s.l. is resolved. The above species are currently accepted as segregates from Seseli by POWO (2025), but see also Liu et al. (2024) and Catol-Hassler (2025) for diametrically opposite opinions.

Homonyms

• Libanotis Hill, Brit. Herb.: 420 (1756), nom. rej. = synonym of Peucedanum L. (Apiaceae)
• Libanotis Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 132 (1838), nom. illeg. = synonym of Cistus L. (Cistaceae)

References

• Zinn, J.G. 1757. Catalogus plantarum Horti Academici et agri Gottingensis. 441 pp., Gottingae, Vandenhoeck: Hathitrust. Reference page. 
• Liu, L.J., Liu, C.K., Cai, J., Deng, J.J., He, X.J. & Zhou, S.D. 2024. The complete plastomes of thirteen Libanotis (Apiaceae, Apioideae) plants: comparative and phylogenetic analyses provide insights into the plastome evolution and taxonomy of Libanotis. BMC Plant Biology, 24(1): 106. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04784-4 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Libanotis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Libanotis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Libanotis. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 1 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Libanotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan. 2025. Reference page.