Pastinaca
Pastinaca is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, comprising 15 species. Economically, the most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.
Etymology
The etymology of the generic name Pastinaca is not known with certainty. The name may be derived from the Latin word pastino, meaning "to prepare the ground for planting of the vine" or the Latin word pastus, meaning "food", liberally translated as "Earth-food".Taxonomy
, Plants of the World Online accepted 15 species:- Pastinaca argyrophylla Delip.
- Pastinaca armena Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Pastinaca aurantiaca Kolak.
- Pastinaca clausii Calest.
- Pastinaca erzincanensis Menemen & Kandemir
- Pastinaca gelendostensis Hand
- Pastinaca glandulosa Boiss. & Hausskn.
- Pastinaca hirsuta Pančić
- Pastinaca kochii Duby
- Pastinaca lucida L.
- Pastinaca pimpinellifolia M.Bieb.
- Pastinaca sativa L. – parsnip
- Pastinaca trysia Stapf & Wettst.
- Pastinaca yildizii Dirmenci
- Pastinaca zozimoides Fenzl