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Arracacia

Arracacia
Arracacha.jpg
An arracacha root
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Apiaceae
Tribe:
Selineae
Genus:
Arracacia

Bancr.
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Nematosciadium H.Wolff
  • Velaea D.Dietr.

Arracacia is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae. It is endemic to the Americas. The most important member of the genus economically is the arracacha, Arracacia xanthorrhiza.

There are about 41 species in the genus.[1]

Species include:

  • Arracacia acuminata
  • Arracacia aegopodioides
  • Arracacia andina
  • Arracacia annulata
  • Arracacia anomala
  • Arracacia arguta
  • Arracacia atropurpurea
  • Arracacia bracteata
  • Arracacia brandegei
  • Arracacia brevipes
  • Arracacia chiapensis
  • Arracacia chirripoi
  • Arracacia colombiana
  • Arracacia compacta
  • Arracacia coulteri
  • Arracacia decumbens
  • Arracacia delavayi
  • Arracacia dissecta
  • Arracacia donnell-smithii
  • Arracacia dugesii
  • Arracacia ebracteata
  • Arracacia edulis
  • Arracacia elata
  • Arracacia equatorialis
  • Arracacia esculenta
  • Arracacia filiformis
  • Arracacia filipes
  • Arracacia fruticosa
  • Arracacia glaucescens
  • Arracacia guatemalensis
  • Arracacia hartwegii
  • Arracacia hemsleyana
  • Arracacia hintonii
  • Arracacia humilis
  • Arracacia incisa
  • Arracacia irazuensis
  • Arracacia kelloggii
  • Arracacia longipedunculata
  • Arracacia luxeana
  • Arracacia macvaughii
  • Arracacia mariana
  • Arracacia meyeri
  • Arracacia montana
  • Arracacia moschata
  • Arracacia multifida
  • Arracacia nelsoni
  • Arracacia nelsonii
  • Arracacia nudicaulis
  • Arracacia ovata
  • Arracacia papillosa
  • Arracacia pennellii
  • Arracacia peruviana
  • Arracacia peucedanifolia
  • Arracacia pringlei
  • Arracacia pubescens
  • Arracacia purpusii
  • Arracacia quadrifida
  • Arracacia ravenii
  • Arracacia rigida
  • Arracacia schiedei
  • Arracacia schneideri
  • Arracacia tapalpae
  • Arracacia tenuifolia
  • Arracacia ternata
  • Arracacia tillettii
  • Arracacia tolucensis
  • Arracacia vaginata
  • Arracacia vestita
  • Arracacia wigginsii
  • Arracacia xanthorrhiza

References

  1. ^ Danderson, C. A. (2011). A phylogenetic study of the Arracacia clade (Apiaceae). Thesis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


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