Molopospermum

Molopospermum peloponnesiacum

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: Annesorhizeae
Genus: Molopospermum
Species: M. peloponnesiacum

Name

Molopospermum W.D.J.Koch Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12: 108 (1824).

• Type species: Molopospermum peloponnesiacum (L.) W.D.J.Koch ≡ Ligusticum peloponnesiacum L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cicutaria Daubenton in D.Diderot & J.L.R.d’Alembert, Encycl. Dict. Raisonné Sci. 3: 440 (1753), nom. rej. prop.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Finland, Sweden (introduced - casual). Regional: Middle Europe Germany (in error), Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Croatia, Slovenia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Koch, W.D.J. 1824. Generum Tribuumque Plantarum Umbelliferarum nova dispositio. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 12(1): 55–156. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Molopospermum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Molopospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Molopospermum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2026 28 Jan. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Molopospermum. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Molopospermum. Accessed: 28 Jan 2026. Reference page. 

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