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2 Taxonomy  





3 Distribution and habitat  





4 Uses and cultivation  





5 Notes  





6 References  














Apium graveolens






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Apium graveolens
Growing in Spiekeroog, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Apium
Species:
A. graveolens
Binomial name
Apium graveolens

L.[1]

Synonyms[1]
List
  • Apium australe var. latisectum H.Wolff
  • Apium celleri Gaertn.
  • Apium decumbens Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Apium dulce Mill.
  • Apium graveolens convar. dulce (Mill.) Alef.
  • Apium graveolens convar. rapaceum (Mill.) Alef.
  • Apium graveolens subsp. butronense (D.Gómez & G.Monts.) Aizpuru
  • Apium graveolens subsp. dulce (Mill.) Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum (Mill.) P.D.Sell
  • Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum (Mill.) Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Apium graveolens var. album Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. aromaticum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. bashmense Hosni
  • Apium graveolens var. butronense D.Gómez & G.Monts.
  • Apium graveolens var. crispum Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. dulce (Mill.) Poir.
  • Apium graveolens var. erfurtense Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. humile Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. juglandinum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. laeve Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. latifolium Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. lusitanicum (Mill.) DC.
  • Apium graveolens var. maritimum Dumort.
  • Apium graveolens var. praecox Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. rapaceum (Mill.) DC.
  • Apium graveolens var. rapaceum (Mill.) Poir.
  • Apium graveolens var. rubrum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. sativum Gaudin, nom. superfl.
  • Apium graveolens var. secalinum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. silvestre Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. tuberosum Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. variegatum Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. venosum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. violaceum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. vulgare Nois.
  • Apium integrilobum Hayata
  • Apium lobatum Gilib., opus utique oppr.
  • Apium lusitanicum Mill.
  • Apium maritimum Salisb.
  • Apium palustre Thore
  • Apium rapaceum Mill.
  • Apium vulgare Bubani
  • Carum graveolens (L.) Koso-Pol.
  • Celeri graveolens (L.) Britton
  • Helosciadium graveolens (L.) Rojas Acosta
  • Helosciadium ruta DC.
  • Helosciadium rutaceum St.-Lag.
  • Selinum graveolens (L.) E.H.L.Krause, nom. illeg.
  • Seseli graveolens (L.) Scop.
  • Sison ruta Burm.f.
  • Sison trifidum Burm. ex DC., not validly publ.
  • Sium apium Roth
  • Sium graveolens (L.) Vest
  • Smyrnium laterale Thunb.
  • Apium graveolens is a speciesofflowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It has a broad native distribution from Macaronesia in the west, through Europe as far as the western Himalayas, and through North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

    Wild Apium graveolens, known as wild celeryorsmallage,[note 1] is used for flavoring food. The species was later used as a vegetable, particularly in Italy. Modern cultivars have been selected for their leaf stalks (celery), a large bulb-like hypocotyl (celeriac), or their leaves (leaf celery).

    Description

    [edit]

    Apium graveolens is a stout biennial plant, producing flowers and seeds only during its second year. It grows up to 1 m (3 ft) tall. Its stems are solid with grooves on the surface (sulcate). Its leaves are 1- to 2-pinnate with leaflets that are variously shaped, often rhomboid, up to 6 cm (2+12 in) long and 4 cm (1+12 in) broad. The flowers are produced in umbels, mostly with short peduncles, with four to twelve rays. Individual flowers are creamy-white, 2–3 mm (33218 in) across. The fruit is broadly ovoid to globose, 1.5–2 mm (116564 in) long and wide.[2][3]

    Taxonomy

    [edit]

    The species Apium graveolens was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[4] A large number of varieties have been described, none of which are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of May 2024.[1] Cultivars have been given either botanical variety names or names under the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. Thus cultivated celery may be called Apium graveolens var. dulce,[5]orApium graveolens Dulce Group.[6]

    Distribution and habitat

    [edit]

    Apium graveolensisnative from Macaronesia in the west, through Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia, and as far as the western Himalayas, and through North AfricatoWest Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. It is widely naturalized outside this range, including in North and South America, Africa, India, China and South-east Asia.[1] Cultivars may also be naturalized.[2]

    Wild celery is a plant of damp places, usually near the coast where the soil is salty.[2][7] North of the Alps, wild celery is found only in the foothill zone on soils with some salt content.[8]

    Uses and cultivation

    [edit]

    Wild celery was used for its medical properties and as a condiment by the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and also in China. The species was later developed as a vegetable, particularly in Italy from the 16th century. Modern cultivars have been selected for different uses, falling into three groups according to the part that is mainly eaten:[3]

    Notes

    [edit]
    1. ^ The name smallage is also used for the cultivated Apium graveolens Secalinum Group, leaf celery.[13]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c d "Apium graveolens L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ a b c Tutin, T.G. (1968), "59. Apium L.", in Tutin, T.G.; Heywood, V.H.; Burges, N.A.; Valentine, D.H.; Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea, Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press, p. 367, ISBN 978-0-521-06662-4
  • ^ a b de Vilmorin, Roger L. (1950), "Pascal celery and its origin", Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, 51 (602): 39–41
  • ^ "Apium graveolens L.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ a b "Apium graveolens var. dulce", RHS Plants, The Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ a b "Apium graveolens Dulce Group", NCBI Taxonomy Browser, National Center for Biotechnology Information, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ Erich, Oberdorfer (2001), Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora für Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete, E. Ulmer, p. 708, ISBN 978-3800131310, OCLC 875386204
  • ^ Fischer, Manfred A.; Günter, Gottschlich (2008), Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol : Bestimmungsbuch für alle in der Republik Österreich, im Fürstentum Liechtenstein und in der Autonomen Provinz Bozen / Südtirol (Italien) wildwachsenden sowie die wichtigsten kultivierten Gefässpflanzen (Farnpflanzen und Samenpflanzen) mit Angaben über ihre Ökologie und Verbreitung (in German), Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, p. 849, ISBN 9783854741879, OCLC 886822563
  • ^ "Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group", NCBI Taxonomy Browser, National Center for Biotechnology Information, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ "Apium graveolens var. rapaceum", RHS Plants, The Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ "Apium graveolens Secalinum Group", NCBI Taxonomy Browser, National Center for Biotechnology Information, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ "Apium graveolens Secalinum Group", RHS Plants, The Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2024-05-28
  • ^ "Apium graveolens", North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State University and N.C. A&T State University, retrieved 2024-05-30

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apium_graveolens&oldid=1228562184"

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