Lagoecia
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| Lagoecia | |
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| File:Cuminoides vulgare - Lagoecia - Cimio - Le Cumin. (Wild Cumin) (NYPL b14444147-1130618).tiff | |
| Lagoecia cuminoides botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Pyramidoptereae |
| Genus: | Lagoecia L.[1] |
| Species: | L. cuminoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lagoecia cuminoides | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Lagoecia, wild cumin, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It has only one species, Lagoecia cuminoides, native to the Mediterranean region and as far east as Iran.[2] Its essential oil contains 72.83–94.76% thymol, quite a bit more than thyme (Thymus vulgaris), which has a thymol content of approximately 47.59%.[3][4][5]
References
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