6063.000 Anethum L.

Cannon, J.F.M. (1978) Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the genus

Annual herbs with compound pinnate leaves and filiform ultimate segments. Umbels compound, bracts and bracteoles obsolete. Sepals absent, petals yellow, with strongly incurved apices. Fruit elliptical, strongly dorsi-ventrally compressed, with some development of lateral wings.

Worldwide: Species 1 in arm temperate and tropical regions.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
graveolens L.	GI,M

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Anethum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Anethum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Anethum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Anethum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anethum
JSTOR Plant Science: Anethum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Anethum
Plants of the World Online: Anethum
Tropicos: Anethum
Wikipedia: Anethum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Anethum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2237, retrieved 1 May 2025

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