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Fumitory ( Fumaria officinalis L.)

1997; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 11; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0890037x00043542

1550-2740

Larry W. Mitich,

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Fumitory ( Fumaria officinalis L.) is a member of Fumariaceae, a family of annual and perennial herbs, whose best-known genera, in addition to Fumaria , are Corydalis and Dicentra (bleeding heart and Dutchman's breeches). Fumariaceae is mainly a temperate family that embraces 16 genera and 400 species. Economically, its use is limited to garden ornamentals (Heywood 1993). Brummitt (1992) and Hyam and Pankhurst (1995) place fumitory in Papaveraceae, but most authorities, including Mabberley (1989), put it in Fumariaceae.