Anethum

Herb genus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anethum is a flowering plant genus in the family Apiaceae, native to the Middle East and the Sahara in northern Africa.[3]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
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Anethum
19th-century botanical illustration of Anethum graveolens[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Apieae
Genus: Anethum
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Taxonomy

The genus name comes from the Latin form of Greek words ἄνῑσον anison, ἄνησον anīson, ἄνηθον anīthon and ἄνητον anīton, which all meant "dill" and "anise";[4] anise is now placed in a different genus named Pimpinella.

Species

There are 2 recognized species in this genus, they are:[3][2]

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