Eryngium pandanifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium
Species:
E. pandanifolium
Binomial name
Eryngium pandanifolium
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Eryngium chamissonis Urb.
    • Eryngium decaisneanum Urb.
    • Eryngium lassauxii Decne.
    • Eryngium oligodon (DC.) Griseb.
    • Eryngium pandanifolium var. atrocephalum Kuntze
    • Eryngium paniculatum var. oligodon DC.

Eryngium pandanifolium, or pandan-like-leaved eryngo, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Eryngium, native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, and introduced in Australia, New Zealand,[2] and Portugal. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Eryngium pandanifolium var. chamissonis (Urb.) Mathias & Constance
  • Eryngium pandanifolium var. lassauxii (Decne.) Mathias & Constance

Invasive species

Eryngium pandanifolium is legally classified as an invasive species in Portugal since 1999. It has settled in damp areas around the Tagus and Mondego river basins.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Linnaea 1: 336 (1826)
  2. 1 2 3 "Eryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Eryngium pandanifolium pandan-like-leaved eryngo". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "ryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl". Flora-On. Retrieved 3 December 2022.


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