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465.0000 Family Apiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 21 (1836), nom. cons., nom. alt.
ca. 460 - 480 genera, ca. 3900 spp. Phylogeny still partially incomplete, taken from recent partial revisions (Downie et al. etc.), and Clarkson et al. (2021) who do cover only 290 genera. Genus circumscriptions mostly following Kubitzki (ed., 2018)
Species listed in database: 3909; hybrids: 17
= Actinotaceae Konstant. & Melikyan; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 90: 1763 (2005)
= Ammiaceae Bercht. & C.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Angelicaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 29 (1820)
= Bupleuraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 258 (1820)
= Caucalidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Coriandraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 773, 783, 1093, 1128 (1835)
= Daucaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 183 (1820)
= Eryngiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Ferulaceae Sacc.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 4: 214 (1872)
= Imperatoriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 328 (1820)
= Lagoeciaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Mackinlayaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: lii (2001)
= Pastinacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 457 (1820)
= Pimpinellaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 258 (1820)
= Saniculaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Scandicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Selinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Sileraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 259 (1820)
= Smyrniaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 773, 1093, 1128 (1835)
= Umbelliferae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 218 (1789), nom. cons.
465.8748 Genus Ostericum Hoffm.; Gen. Pl. Umbell. [Hoffmann] 262, in nota (1814), ed. 2, 262 (1816)
Distribution: palearctic, mostly China. Taxonomic placement and separation from Angelica fide Liao et al. 2013. Several other species formerly placed in Angelica may possibly belong here.
Species listed in database: 13
species :
Ostericum atropurpureum G.Y.Li, G.H.Xia & W.Y.Xie; Nordic J. Bot. 31(4): 414 (2013)
Distribution: China (Zhejiang)
36 CHI
species :
Ostericum citriodorum (Hance) R.H.Shan & C.Q.Yuan; Bull. Nanjing Bot. Gard. Mem. Sun Yat Sen, 1984-1985: 3 (1986)
Distribution: China (Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Guangdong)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica citriodora Hance; J. Bot. 9: 131 (1871)
species :
Ostericum florenti (Franch. & Sav.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 237, in adnot., et Rep. Inst. Sci. Research Manchoukuo 1: 9 (1936), in adnot. (1936)
Distribution: South Korea; Japan (Honshu)
38 JAP KOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica florenti Franch. & Sav. ex Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 3, 19: 274 (1874)
= Peucedanum florenti (Franch. & Sav. ex Maxim.) H.F.Wang, X.Y.Dong & K.P.Ma; Checkl. Vasc. Pl. E. Asia 2: 2251 (2025)
species :
Ostericum grosseserratum (Maxim.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 233 (1936), in adnot., et Rep. Inst. Sci. Research Manchoukuo 1: 5 (1936)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Primorye); China (Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Jilin, Liaoning, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan); North Korea; South Korea
31 RFE 36 CHI 38 KOR NKO
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica coreana H.Boissieu; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 958 (1903)
= Angelica grosseserrata Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 3, 19: 275 (1874)
= Angelica koreana Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 24: 31: 51 (1887)
= Angelica mongolica Franch.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 6: 21 (1883)
= Angelica peucedanoides H.Wolff; Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 321 (1926)
= Angelica smithii H.Wolff; Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 320 (1926)
= Ligusticum wawrae H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 318 (1930)
= Ostericum koreanum (Maxim.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 235 (1936), in adnot., et Rep. Inst. Sci. Research Manchoukuo 1: 7 (1936)
= Peucedanum mirabile H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 248 (1925)
species :
Ostericum huadongense Z.H.Pan & X.H.Li; J. Pl. Resource Environ. 5(2): 48 (1996), as ´huadongensis´
Distribution: China (Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang)
36 CHI
species :
Ostericum longipedicellatum (H.Wolff) Pimenov & Kljuykov; Willdenowia 33(1): 128 (2003)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica longipedicellata (H.Wolff) M.Hiroe; Umbelliferae World 1430 (1979)
= Porphyroscias longipedicellata H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27(741-750): 306 (1930)
species :
Ostericum maximowiczii (F.Schmidt) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 232 (1936), in adnot., et Rep. Inst. Sci. Research Manchoukuo 1: 4 (1936)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Upper Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye, Sakhalin); China (Nei Mongol, Heilongjiang, Jilin); North Korea; South Korea
31 RFE 36 CHI 38 KOR NKO
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica maximowiczii (F.Schmidt ex Maxim.) Benth. ex Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 19: 274 (1873)
= Angelica maximowiczii (F.Schmidt) Benth. ex Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 3, 19: 274 (1874)
= Angelica maximowiczii f. australis Kom.; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 25: 165 (1905)
= Angelica maximowiczii var. australis (Kom.) Gorovoj; Umbell. Prim. Priam. 154, fig. 100 (1966)
= Gomphopetalum maximowiczii F.Schmidt; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9 (Prim. Fl. Amur.): 126 (1859)
= Ostericum filisectum Y.C.Chu; Fl. Pl. Herb. Chin. Bor.-Or. 6: 294 (1977)
= Ostericum maximowiczii f. australe (Kom.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12 (4-5): 233 (1936)
= Ostericum maximowiczii var. australe (Kom.) Kitag.; Lin. Fl. Manshur. 3(1): 340 (1939)
= Ostericum maximowiczii var. filisectum (Y.C.Chu) R.H.Shan & C.Q.Yuan; Bull. Nanjing Bot. Gard. 1984-1985: 3 (1986)
species :
Ostericum muliense (R.H.Shan & F.T.Pu) Pimenov & Kljuykov; Willdenowia 33: 129 (2003)
Distribution: China (SW-Sichuan: Muli)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ostericum maximowiczii var. alpinum R.H.Shan & C.Q.Yuan; Bull. Nanjing Bot. Gard. Mem. Sun Yat Sen, 1984-1985: 3 (1986)
= Pachypleurum muliense R.H.Shan & F.T.Pu; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27(1): 62-63, f. 1 (1989)
species :
Ostericum palustre (Besser) Besser; Enum. Pl. [Besser] 94 (1822)
Name: Sumpf-Engelwurz (DE)
Distribution: Germany (Brandenburg, +Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, +Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); +Austria; Czech Republic; +Slovakia; Hungary; Croatia; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Romania; Bulgaria; S-European Russia; Estonia; Latvia; ?Lithuania; Belarus; C-European Russia; E-European Russia; Moldova; Ukraine; Siberia (Altay, SW-Siberia); Kazakhstan; Northern Caucasus
11 AUT CZE GER HUN SLO 13 BUL CRO KOS MNT NMA ROM SRB 14 BLR EST LAT MLD RUS UKR 30 SIB 32 KAZ 33 NCS
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica palustris (Besser) Hoffm.; Gen. Pl. Umbell. [Hoffmann] 174 (1814)
= Angelica pancicii Vandas ex Velen.; Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag, Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. (Vĕstn. Král. České Společn. Nauk., Tř. Mat.-Přír.) 1888: 448 (1888)
= Angelica pratensis M.Bieb. ex Spreng.; Sp. Umbell. 60 (1818), nom. illeg.
= Gomphopetalum albiflorum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 540 (1841)
= Imperatoria palustris Besser; Prim. Fl. Galiciae Austriac. 1: 214 (1809)
= Ostericum albiflorum (Turcz.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 236 (1936)
= Ostericum pratense (M.Bieb.) Hoffm.; Gen. Pl. Umbell. [Hoffmann], ed. 2: 164 (1816)
= Selinum odoratum Bernh. ex Spreng.; Sp. Umbell. 60 (1818)
= Selinum ostericum E.H.L.Krause; Deutschl. Fl. [Sturm], ed. 2, 12: 119 (1904), nom. illeg.
species :
Ostericum scaberulum (Franch.) R.H.Shan & C.Q.Yuan; Bull. Nanjing Bot. Gard. Mem. Sun Yat Sen, 1984-1985: 3 (1986)
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica scaberula Franch.; Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, Sér. 8, 6: 144 (1894)
species :
Ostericum sieboldii (Miq.) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18: 219 (1942)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Khabarovsk, Primorye); China (Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang); North Korea; South Korea; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu)
31 RFE 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NKO
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica miqueliana Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 3, 19: 276 (1874)
= Angelica urticifoliata H.Wolff; Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 320 (1926)
= Ligusticum nipponicum H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 245 (1925)
= Ostericum miquelianum (Maxim.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 236 (1936), in adnot., et Rep. Inst. Sci. ResearchManchoukuo 1: 8 (1936)
= Ostericum sieboldii f. hirtulum (Hiyama) H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 317 (1954)
= Ostericum sieboldii f. roseum Hiyama; J. Jap. Bot. 38: 86 (1963)
= Ostericum sieboldii var. hirtulum Hiyama; J. Jap. Bot. 22: 57 (1948)
= Ostericum sieboldii var. microphyllum Ma; Fl. Intramongol. 4: 208 (1979)
= Peucedanum miquelianum (Maxim.) H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 248 (1925)
= Peucedanum sieboldii Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 63 (1867)
variant :
var. praeteritum (Kitag.) Huang; Fl. Pl. Herb. Chin. Bor.-Or. 6: 252 (1977)
Distribution: China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi); South Korea
36 CHI 38 KOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica praeterita (Kitag.) Kitag.; Neolin. Fl. Manshur. 585 (1979)
= Ostericum praeteritum f. piliferum Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 46(12): 370 (1971)
= Ostericum praeteritum Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 46: 369 (1971)
= Ostericum viridiflorum var. praeteritum (Kitag.) Y.H.Huang ex Y.J.Chen; Fl. Heilongjiangensis 7: 357 (2003)
species :
Ostericum tenuifolium (Pall. ex Spreng.) Y.C.Chu; Clav. Pl. Chin. Bor.-Or., ed. 2 (ed. P. Y. Fu): 478 (1995)
Distribution: Siberia (Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, W-Siberia, SW-Siberia, S-Yakutia); Russian Far East (Upper Amur, Khabarovsk); Kazakhstan; China (Nei Mongol, Heilongjiang); Mongolia
30 SIB 31 RFE 32 KAZ 36 CHI 37 MON
Synonyms: hidden
= Angelica tenuifolia (Pall. ex Spreng.) Pimenov; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 70(11): 1494 (1985)
= Athamanta tenuifolia Pall. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 495 (1820)
= Athamanta tenuifolia Pall. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 495 (1820)
= Conioselinum humile Turcz. ex Ledeb.; Fl. Ross. [Ledebour] 2: 313 (1844)
= Oreoselinum humile (Turcz.) Besser ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 226 (1841)
= Peucedanum humile Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11(1): 93 (1838), et 17: 745 (1844)
= Peucedanum microphyllum Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 27: no. 11 (1814)
= Peucedanum salinum Pall. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 910 (1824)
= Selinum humile Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11: 93 (1838)
species :
Ostericum viridiflorum (Turcz.) Kitag.; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 235 (1936), in adnot., et Rep. Inst. Sci. Research Manchoukuo 1: 7 (1936)
Distribution: Siberia (Chita); Russian Far East (Lower Amur, Primorye); China (Nei Mongol, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning)
30 SIB 31 RFE 36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Gomphopetalum viridiflorum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 17: 741 (1844)
= Angelica viridiflora (Turcz.) Benth. ex Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 9: 253 (1873)
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