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Bunium elegans

(Fenzl) Freyn

Apiaceae Edible: Oil - medicine 3 iNaturalist observations

Bunium elegans is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae found in Syria and Lebanon. A specimen is kept at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. The plant contains essential oils.

Description

A herb in the carrot family (Apiaceae) found in temperate regions.

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Medicinal Uses

The oil is used medicinally.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye,

Synonyms

Carum elegans Fenzl.and others

References (1)

  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

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