Ferula narthex

Ferula narthex
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Ferula
Species:	F. narthex
Binomial name
	Ferula narthex; Boiss.
Synonyms
	Ferula asafoetida (Falc.) H.Karst.; Ferula jaeschkeana subsp. taenioloba Rech. fil. & Riedl; Ferula koelzii Rech.f. & Riedl; Narthex asafoetida Falc.; Peucedanum narthex (Boiss.) Baill.;

Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir.^[2] Although it is often listed as the source of asafoetida, one report stated that its essential oil lacked sulfur-containing compounds which are characteristic of asafoetida.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Plummer, J. (2020). "Ferula narthex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156236429A156238252. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ferula narthex Boiss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
^ "Ferula narthex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
^ Samimi, M.; Unger, W. (1979). "Die Gummiharze Afghanischer "Asa foetida"–liefernder Ferula–Arten. Beobachtungen zur Herkunft und Qualität Afghanischer "Asa foetida"". Planta Medica. 36 (6): 128–133. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097252. ISSN 0032-0943. PMID 461565.

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[IUCN-1] Plummer, J. (2020). "Ferula narthex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156236429A156238252. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[COL-2] "Ferula narthex Boiss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[3] "Ferula narthex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[4] Samimi, M.; Unger, W. (1979). "Die Gummiharze Afghanischer "Asa foetida"–liefernder Ferula–Arten. Beobachtungen zur Herkunft und Qualität Afghanischer "Asa foetida"". Planta Medica. 36 (6): 128–133. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097252. ISSN 0032-0943. PMID 461565.

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