Acronema

Acronema
	Acronema hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Genus:	Acronema; Falc. ex Edgew.
Species
	including: Acronema acronemifolium; Acronema alpinum; Acronema astrantiifolium; Acronema bellum; Acronema brevipedicellatum; Acronema bryophilum; Acronema chienii; Acronema chinense; Acronema commutatum; Acronema cryptosciadeum; Acronema dyssimetriradiata; Acronema edosmioides; Acronema evolutum; Acronema forrestii; Acronema gracile; Acronema graminifolium; Acronema handelii; Acronema hookeri; Acronema ioniostyles; Acronema johrianum; Acronema minus; Acronema mukherjeeanum; Acronema muscicola; Acronema nervosum; Acronema paniculatum; Acronema phaeosciadeum; Acronema pilosum; Acronema pneumatophobium; Acronema pseudotenera; Acronema radiatum; Acronema refugicola; Acronema rivale; Acronema schneideri; Acronema sichuanense; Acronema tenerum; Acronema wolffiana; Acronema xizangense; Acronema yadongense;

The genus Acronema consists of 38 species of plants in the family Apiaceae found in the Sino-Himalayan region. Its also classified under the major group Angiosperms (flowering plants).^[1] It's in the Acronema clade with genera including Ligusticum and Ostericum.^[2]

Description

It's a biennial or perennial plant with fibrous roots.^[3]^[4] It grows among rocks and in turf pathsides in broadleaf forests. It is found in attitudes from 3,000 to 4,000 meters and flowers from July to September.^[5]

It is found in regions around the Himalayas including Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Assam.^[6]

↑ "Acronema", The Plant List Retrieved on 13 February 2018
↑ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser ()". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ "Acronema in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ "Acronema Falc. ex Edgew". www.worldfloraonline.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ "Flora of Bhutan Umbelliferae: Acronema". websites.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ "Acronema Falc. ex Edgew. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-01-24.