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Kalmus
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OverviewAI-generated
Acorus is a genus within the plant kingdom Plantae. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, order Acorales, and family Acoraceae. The scientific name is listed as Acorus L. In some taxonomic records, it is classified under the family Cyperaceae, order Poales, and class Magnoliopsida, with a status of junior subjective synonym.
Occurrences of Acorus have been documented in China, the United States, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. Specimens are held by institutions including YPM, ANSP, MSC, BRIT, and CAS. The genus is referenced by 535 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Acorus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAcorales
- FamilyAcoraceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 242
- With media
- 256
- Family
- Acoraceae
- Collections
- YPM, ANSP, MSC, BRIT, CAS, MEL
- Recorded in
- China, United States, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea
Research
850 papers- Acorus tatarinowii Schott: A Review of Its Botany, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Acorus calamus var. angustatus Besser: Insight into current research on ethnopharmacological use, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmacokinetics.Phytochemistry · 2023
- Therapeutic mechanisms of Acorus tatarinowii and its bioactive compounds in cardiovascular diseases: A comprehensive review.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025
- Acorus calamus: a bio-reserve of medicinal values.Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology · 2018
- Ethnic, Botanic, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of the Acorus L. Genus: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
Show 9 more facts
- taxon common name
- kolmeževke
- Commons category
- Acorus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Acorus
- topic's main category
- Category:Acorus
- has fruit type
- berry
- topic has template
- Template:Taxonomy/Acorus
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/acorales/acoraceae/acorus
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Deutsch
Kalmus (Acorus) ist die einzige Gattung in der monotypischen Familie der Kalmusgewächse (Acoraceae), der einzigen Familie der Ordnung der Kalmusartigen (Acorales). Sie ist die basalste Gattung der Monokotyledonen. Zu den deutschen Trivialnamen siehe unter dem Artikel zur Art Acorus calamus.
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