6033.000 Pimpinella L.

Description of the genus

Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Leaves simple, ternate, 1-pinnate or finely divided. Umbels compound. Bracts and bracteoles 0. Calyx teeth obsolete or 0. Petal apices long-inflexed. Fruit ovoid to oblong, ± laterally flattened with a broad commissure.

Worldwide: 150 species in Europe, Asia and Africa

Zambia: 10 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
acutidentata C. Norman
alismatifolia C.C. Towns.
buchananii H. Wolff
engleriana H. Wolff
huillensis Engl.W,CDescription, Image
kassneri (H. Wolff) Cannon
ledermannii H.Wolff subsp. engleriana (H.Wolff) C.C.Towns.
neglecta C. Norman
sp. B. of FZ 4: 595 (Drumm. & Williamson 10041)N,C
trifurcata H.Wolff

Other sources of information about Pimpinella:

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Flora of Burundi: Pimpinella
Flora of Malawi: Pimpinella
Flora of Mozambique: Pimpinella
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pimpinella

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pimpinella
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pimpinella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pimpinella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pimpinella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pimpinella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pimpinella
JSTOR Plant Science: Pimpinella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pimpinella
Plants of the World Online: Pimpinella
Tropicos: Pimpinella
Wikipedia: Pimpinella

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Pimpinella.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1045, retrieved 23 April 2025

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