Carum
| Carum | |
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| Carum carvi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Careae |
| Genus: | Carum L. |
Carum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. A well-recognized species is caraway (C. carvi), the seeds of which are widely used as a spice.[1]
Species
[edit]A total of 16 species are currently recognized:[2]
- Carum appuanum (Viv.) Grande
- Carum asinorum Litard. & Maire
- Carum buriaticum Turcz.
- Carum carvi L.
- Carum caucasicum (M. Bieb.) Boiss.
- Carum graecum Boiss. & Heldr.
- Carum heldreichii Boiss.
- Carum iminouakense Quézel
- Carum jahandiezii Litard. & Maire
- Carum lacuum Emb.
- Carum leucocoleon Boiss. & A. Huet
- Carum meifolium (M. Bieb.) Boiss.
- Carum meoides (Griseb.) Halácsy
- Carum porphyrocoleon (Freyn & Sint.) Woronow
- Carum proliferum Maire
- Carum rupicola Hartvig & Strid
References
[edit]- ↑ Johri RK (January 2011). "Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi: An update". Pharmacognosy Reviews. 5 (9): 63–72. doi:10.4103/0973-7847.79101. PMC 3210012. PMID 22096320.
- ↑ "Carum L." Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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