Dictamnus angustifolius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Dictamnus |
| Species: | D. angustifolius
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| Dictamnus angustifolius | |
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Dictamnus angustifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. According to modern concepts, the synonym of the species is Dictamnus albus.[1]
Distribution and ecology
[edit]The range of the species covers Central Asia and Mountain Altai.[2]
It grows in steppe meadows, among bush thickets, on grassy and bushy slopes in the middle mountain belt.
Description
[edit]Stem more or less densely pubescent, 50 – 100 cm high.[3]
Leaves are odd-pinnate. Leaflets 3-7 pairs, usually large, oblong or oblong-elliptic, long-drawn out toward the apex, acute, finely serrate along the margin; terminal on a winged petiole, wedge-drawn out toward the base.
Inflorescence racemose,[3] less often paniculate-racemose. Bract and linear-lanceolate, acute. Sepal and lanceolate, acute, 7–8 mm long; petals lilac-pink, with purple veins,[3] 3.5-4.5 mm long, lanceolate or oblong, acute or obtuse.
Seeds 4–5 mm long,[3] shiny, dark brown.
Meaning and use
[edit]The plant is poisonous. It has an unpleasant odor. When touched, the plant hairs cause severe, blistering skin burns in animals.[3] The fresh plant contains 0.05-0.07% essential oil, consisting of anethole and methyl chavilol. The oil is suitable for obtaining drying oil.[4]
Minor honey plant.[5]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species Dictamnus angustifolia belongs to the genus Dictamnus of the family Rutaceae.
References
[edit]- ^ see TPL link in the plant card.
- ^ According to the GRIN website (see plant card).
- ^ a b c d e "Aquilegia angustifolia". Mushrooms of Kazakhstan — fungi.su (in Russian). 2010-10-04. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ Касименко М. А. (1956). Двудольные (Гераниевые — Сложноцветные). Общие выводы и заключения. Сельхозгиз. pp. 22–23. (in Russian)
- ^ Пельменев В. К. (1985). Медоносные растения. Семейство Рутовые —Rutaceae. РОССЕЛЬХОЗИЗДАТ. pp. 64, 144. (in Russian)
Further reading
[edit]- В. Л. Комарова. (1949). Флора СССР = Flora URSS. АН СССР. p. 230. — 790. (in Russian)