Dictamnus hispanicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae.
Description It is a very aromatic herbaceous perennial plant that grows to 70 cm tall. Its leaves are compound and light green. The fruit is a capsule.
Distribution and habitat It is native to the east central and southeast of Spain, as well as Gibraltar and Andorra. It grows in stony terrain and dry forest. ?Dictamnus hispanicus https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772370-1 The continued collection of this plant by herbalists and its restricted distribution have almost caused its disappearance.
Taxonomy Dictamnus hispanicus was described by Philip Barker Webb ex Heinrich Moritz Willkomm and published in Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 263. 1893. Etymology Dictamnus: generic name that comes from the Greek "diktamnos" word composed of dike (mountain of the same name on the island of Crete) and "thamnos" shrub.
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