Petagnaea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| image = Petagnea gussonei02.jpg

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Gianguzzi, L. |author2=La Mantia, A. |date=2006 |title=Petagnaea gussonei |volume=2006 |page=e.T61616A12523812 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61616A12523812.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| display_parents = 3

| genus = Petagnaea

| parent_authority = Caruel

| species = gussonei

| authority = (Spreng.) Rauschert

| synonyms =

  • Petagnia saniculifolia Guss.
  • Sison gussonei Spreng.

}}

Petagnaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Petagnaea gussonei. It is named after Neapolitan botanist Vincenzo Petagna (1734-1810).{{Cite book |author=Michael G. Pimenov |year=2003 |title=Karyotaxonomical Analysis in the Umbelliferae |publisher=Science Publishers |isbn=978-1-57808-222-3 |page=40}} It is found only in Sicily, in Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and is threatened by habitat loss.

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Further reading

  • De Castro O., Senatore F., Rigano D., Formisano C., Cennamo P., Gianguzzi L. (2008): Composition of the essential oil of Petagnaea gussonei (Sprengel) Rauschert, a relict species from Sicily (Southern Italy). Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 23(3): 172–177.
  • De Castro O., Gianguzzi L., Colombo P., De Luca P., Marino G., Guida M. (2007): Multivariate analysis of sites using water invertebrates and land use as indicators of the quality of biotopes of Mediterranean relic plant (Petagnaea gussonei, Apiaceae). Environmental Bioindicators, 2(3): 161–171.