Apiaceae

Cuminum Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 254 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is N. to NE. Tropical Africa and Central Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Algeria, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, East Himalaya, Eritrea, France, India, Laos, Libya, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Morocco, Nicobar Is., Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Spain, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Iraq

  • Linnaeus, Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 121 (1754);
  • Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 254 (1753);
  • Wolff in Engler & Prantl, Pflanzenr. 90 (IV, 228): 22 (1927)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0