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Conium divaricatum

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Species of flowering plant

Conium divaricatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Conium
Species: C. divaricatum
Binomial name
Conium divaricatum
Boiss. & Orph.

Conium divaricatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Greece, including Crete. It was first described in 1856. The plant is phytochemically distinct from conium maculatum, and is considered a separate species. The Classical Greek philosopher Socrates is believed to have been executed with hemlock, though scholars are unsure whether it was c. maculatum or c. divaricatum.

References

  1. ^ "Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-12-16
  2. "Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2020-12-16
  3. Vlassi, Anthi; Koutsaviti, Aikaterini; Constantinidis, Theophanis; Ioannou, Efstathia; Tzakou, Olga (1 March 2022). "What Socrates drank? Comparative chemical investigation of two Greek Conium taxa exhibiting diverse chemical profiles". Phytochemistry. 195: 113060. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.113060. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 34952367.
Taxon identifiers
Conium divaricatum


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