Daucus decipiens Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
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Daucus decipiens

Family: APIACEAE
Genus: Daucus
Species: decipiens Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
Common names: Black Parsley
Distribution summary: Madeira, Azores
Habit: Monocarpic
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: forested coastal margins
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants in pots (POT)
Flowering months: May, June, July
Reason for growing: Medicinal

Additional Notes

Previously grown as Melanoselinum decipiens

Plants of the World online, Kew Science http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158614-1 Link

Monocarpic or Biennial A statuesque plant that can reach up to 2.5 metres Reputed to not cause photosensitivity. Endangered and protected species from the Azores.

A tea made of the leaves is used in the folk medicine of Madeira for skin diseases.

U. Quattrocchi. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2012. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301804370_Phytochemical_Profile_Chemotaxonomic_Studies_and_In_Vitro_Antioxidant_Activities_of_Two_Endemisms_from_Madeira_Archipelago_Melanoselinum_decipiens_and_Monizia_edulis_Apiaceae

Africa, Macaronesia, Azores

Africa, Macaronesia, Madeira

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