Classical opopanax

Opopanax chironium

The plant behind the classical name: its gum resin was a Greek and Roman medicine, long since replaced in trade by the unrelated Commiphora opoponax.

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Opopanax chironium
FamilyApiaceae
OrderApiales
HabitMediterranean umbellifer
GBIF occurrence records3,735

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • France 1,976
  • Spain 623
  • Italy 346
  • Greece 98
  • Croatia 64
  • unknown 31
  • Netherlands 20
  • BG 16

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.