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Carum
Sign in to saveCarum 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.
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Carum is a genus within the plant kingdom, specifically classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Apiales. It belongs to the family Apiaceae. The name is probably derived from the district of Caria in Asia Minor.
Records for this taxon are held by various institutions, including NY, VT, GH, and the University of Vermont. Specimens have been documented in countries such as China, the United States, Armenia, Spain, and South Africa. The genus has 142,730 recorded occurrences and is associated with 609 PubMed entries.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
General: Carum (probably from the district of Caria in Asia Minor
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 225
- With media
- 201
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Collections
- NY, VT, GH, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, MICH, UPS
- Recorded in
- China, United States, Armenia, Spain, South Africa, India, Palestinian Territory, Georgia
Research
609 papers- Carum copticum L.: a herbal medicine with various pharmacological effects.BioMed research international · 2014
- Parsley.2006
- Antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and immunological effects of Carum copticum L. and some of its constituents.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2014
- Caraway (Carum carvi L.): Anther Culture and Production of DH Plants Caraway.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2021
- Caraway.2006
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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.
==Species== A total of 16 species are currently recognized:
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