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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.
465.9758 Genus Arracacia Bancr.; Jamaica J. 4: 18 (1826)
Distribution: Tropical America from Mexico to Peru. Possibly not monophyletic.
Species listed in database: 40
= Bancroftia Billb.; Linn. Samfund. Handl. 1: 39 (1932 publ. 1833), nom. illeg.
= Nematosciadium H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 418 (1911)
= Pentacrypta Lehm.; Index Sem. (Hamburg) 1828: 16 (1828)
= Velaea DC.; Coll. Mém. 5 (Mém. Fam. Ombell.): 61 (1829)
species :
Arracacia aegopodioides (Kunth) J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 139 (1900)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia coulteri (A.Gray) Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 296 (1895) in obs.
= Museniopsis aegopodioides (Kunth) J.M.Coult. & Rose; Rev. N. Amer. Umbell. 302 (1888)
= Sison aegopodioides (Kunth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 886 (1824)
= Smyrnium aegopodioides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 16 (1821)
= Tauschia coulteri A.Gray & Harv. ex A.Gray; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 211 (1850)
species :
Arracacia anomala (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 121 (1941)
Distribution: NE-Mexico
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Museniopsis pubescens J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 134 (1900)
= Tauschia pubescens (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 33 (1918)
species :
Arracacia atropurpurea (Lehm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 564 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia humilis Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 336 (1903)
= Arracacia irazuensis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 265 (1891)
= Arracacia luxeana J.M.Coult. & Rose; Bot. Gaz. 18: 54 (1893)
= Pentacrypta atropurpurea Lehm.; Index Sem. (Hamburg) 17 (1828), et Linnaea 5: 381 (1830)
= Arracacia atropurpurea var. brevipes (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 121 (1941)
= Arracacia brevipes J.M.Coult. & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 296 (1895)
species :
Arracacia bracteata J.M.Coult. & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 295 (1895)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia chiapensis J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 140 (1900)
species :
Arracacia brandegeei J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 2: 165 (1889)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia brandegeei var. sylvatica M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 18: 61 (1933), no Latin descr.
species :
Arracacia colombiana Constance & Affolter; Brittonia 47(3): 322 (1995)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Meta)
82 CLM
species :
Arracacia compacta Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 311 (1911)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia donnell-smithii J.M.Coult. & Rose; Bot. Gaz. 15: 261 t. 15 (1890)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
species :
Arracacia ebracteata (Rose) Mathias & Constance; Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(1): 12 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coaxana ebracteata Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 131 (1906)
species :
Arracacia elata H.Wolff; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 304 (1908)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander); Venezuela (Merida); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia pennellii Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 76: 41 (1949)
= Arracacia wigginsii Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 76: 43 (1949)
species :
Arracacia equatorialis Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 76: 46 (1949)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Arracacia filipes Mathias & Constance; Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(1): 6 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia fruticosa Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 127 (1906)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia hemsleyana J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 141, pl. 9 (1900)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia hintonii Constance & Affolter; Brittonia 47(3): 320 (1995)
Distribution: Mexico (Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia incisa H.Wolff; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 305 (1908)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Arracacia longipedunculata J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 142, pl. 10 (1900)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, México State, Michoacán, Morelos)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia macvaughii Mathias & Constance; Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(1): 8 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Queretaro)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia meyeri Mathias & Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 77: 134 (1950)
Distribution: Mexico (Nuevo León)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia molseedii Mathias & Constance; Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 7: 762 (1968)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia montana J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 142 (1900)
Distribution: NE-Mexico; SW-Mexico
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia moschata (Kunth) DC.; Biblioth. Universelle Sci., Sci. Arts 40: 78 (1829)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño, Quindío); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bancroftia moschata (Kunth) Billb.; Linn. Samfund. Handl. 1: 1832 (1833)
= Conium moschatum Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 14, t. 420 (1821)
species :
Arracacia nelsonii J.M.Coult. & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 296 (1895)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia annulata L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 46 (1964)
species :
Arracacia ovata J.M.Coult. & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 296 (1895)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia papillosa Mathias & Constance; Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(1): 10 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia peruviana (H.Wolff) Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 76: 45 (1949)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Tarija)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Velaea peruviana H.Wolff; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 303 (1908)
species :
Arracacia pringlei Coult. ex Rose.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 297 (1895)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia pubescens H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 525 (1910)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia purpusii Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 301 (1909)
Distribution: Mexico (Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia quadrifida Constance & Affolter; Brittonia 47(3): 327 (1995), nom. nov.
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, México State, Morelos, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coulterophytum brevipes J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 157 (1899)
species :
Arracacia ravenii Constance & Affolter; Novon 5(1): 22 (1995)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia rigida J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 143 (1900)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Queretaro, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia schiedei (H.Wolff) Mathias & Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 121 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Nematosciadium schiedei H.Wolff; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 419 (1911)
species :
Arracacia schneideri Mathias & Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 151 (1942)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia tapalpae M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 18: 62 (1933-5)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia ternata Mathias & Constance; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 254 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia tillettii Constance & Affolter; Brittonia 47(3): 324 (1995)
Distribution: Colombia (La Guajira); Venezuela (Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Arracacia tolucensis (Kunth) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 564 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cnidium tolucense (Kunth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 888 (1824)
= Ligusticum toluccense Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 19, t. 422 (1821)
= Pleurospermum toluccense (Kunth) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 2: 988 (1840)
= Velaea toluccensis (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 231 (1830)
variant :
var. multifida (S.Watson) Math. & Const.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 121 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Queretaro, etc.); Colombia (Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena)
79 MEX 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia dissecta J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 140 (1900)
= Arracacia dugesii J.M.Coult. & Rose; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1: 141 (1900)
= Arracacia multifida S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 136 (1891)
= Arracacia tenuifolia Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 127 (1906)
species :
Arracacia trifida J.M.Coult. & Rose; Cat. Pl. Mexic. 105 (1897)
Distribution: Mexico (México State)
79 MEX
species :
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr.; Jamaica J. 4: 18 (1826)
Name: Apio, Apio tuberoso, Arracacha
Distribution: India [c]; Guatemala [I]; El Salvador [I]; Honduras [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Haiti [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Valle); Venezuela [I]; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosí)
40 ind 80 cos els gua hon 81 cub his jam pue trt 82 CLM ven 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Arracacia andina Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 37 (1891)
= Arracacia esculenta DC.; Biblioth. Universelle Sci., Sci. Arts 40: 78 (1829)
= Bancroftia decipiens R.K.Porter; Gaceta de Venez. 30: 11 (1838)
= Bancroftia xanthorrhiza (Bancr.) Billb.; Linn. Samfund. Handl. 1: 1832 (1833)
= Conium arracacia Hook.; Exot. Fl. 2(21): t. 152 (1825)
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