Morphology, anatomy and micromorphology of the genus Oliveria (Apiaceae)

Abstract

Oliveria is a little-known, monotypic genus of the family Apiaceae. The only accepted species, O. decumbens, is distributed throughout Mesopotamia. It is an annual, aromatic plant that has been used in traditional medicine since ancient times. The aim of this study was to examine morphological, micromorphological, and anatomical characters of O. decumbens in order to increase the current botanical knowledge of this genus.

Keywords

• Anatolia
• monotypic genus
• Iran
• Iraq
• pollen
• Turkey