Krubera peregrina

Krubera peregrina is a species of plants in the family Apiaceae.^[4][5] It is the only species in the genus Krubera.^[1]

Krubera peregrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Genus:	Krubera Hoffm.
Species:	K. peregrina
Binomial name
Krubera peregrina (L.) Hoffm.
Synonyms[1][2][3]
Genus synonymy Timoron Raf. Ulospermum Link Species synonymy Cachrys dichotoma (Desf.) Spreng. Cachrys peregrina (L.) Spreng. Capnophyllum dichotomum (Desf.) Lag. Capnophyllum peregrinum (L.) Lange Cicuta dichotoma (Desf.) Poir. Conium dichotomum Desf. Krubera leptophylla Hoffm. Timoron dichotomum (Desf.) Raf. Tordylium peregrinum L. Ulospermum dichotomum (Desf.) Link

Taxonomy

The genus name of Krubera is in honour of Johann Julius Kruber (d. 1826), a doctor and botanist in Moscow, Russia.^[6] The Latin specific epithet of peregrina is derived from Latin 'Peregrinus, is a name originally meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, traveller, or pilgrim.^[7]

It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. Umbell. on page 103 in 1814.^[1] Then the species was published in Man. Fl. Madeira Vol.1 on page 361 in 1864.^[2][3]

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC0 (license statement/permission). Text taken from Krubera peregrina​. Encyclopedia of Life.