Conium divaricatum
| Conium divaricatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Conium |
| Species: | C. divaricatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph.[1]
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Conium divaricatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Greece, including Crete.[1] It was first described in 1856.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-12-16
- ^ "Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2020-12-16
- ^ 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.