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| Family : APIACEAE |
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 242 (1753) |
| Information on the genus : Daucus |
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Status
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| Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (naturalised-introduced) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (naturalised-introduced) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Daucus carota L. subsp. carota |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Daucus carota var. brachycentrus Maire (1931) |
| =Daucus carota var. excelsus Maire (1929) |
| =Daucus sylvestris Mill. (1768) |
| =*Daucus abyssinicus auct. Hochst. ex A.Rich., non C.A.Mey. |
| =Daucus carota var. hipponensis Maire |
| =Daucus carota subsp. dentatus (Bertol.) Fiori |
| =Daucus dentatus Bertol. (1837) |
| =Daucus alatus Poir. (1789) |
| =Daucus carota var. tenuiflorus Alleiz. |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Daucus carota L. subsp. carota |
| Daucus carota subsp. commutatus (Paol.) Thell. (1926) |
| Daucus carota subsp. fontanesii Thell. (1926) |
| Daucus carota subsp. gummifer (Syme) Hook.f. (1884) |
| Daucus carota subsp. hispanicus (Gouan) Thell. (1926) |
| Daucus carota subsp. maritimus (Lam.) Batt. (1889) |
| Daucus carota subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball (1878) |
| Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis (Tod. ex Lojac.) Heywood (1968) |
| Daucus carota subsp. sativus Schübl. & G.Martens |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Erect annual or biennial herb to 1 m tall, hispidly hairy, with a swollen usually orange taproot; leaves 2-3-pinnate, segments linear; umbels terminal; flowers white or pink, often one or more (central) purple. |
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| Ecology : |
In many different habitats (Ethiopia); 1800-2100 m alt. |
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Widely cultivated for its edible root. Cosmopolitan. Probably native in SW Asia. Wild and cultivated carrots belong to D. carota s. l., a complex taxon. Cultivated forms are usually placed in subsp. Sativus. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biennial-Herb- Ht 0.3 - 1.8 m. Alt: 150 - 800 m. Distribution: EC, GA, NW, WC |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 43 (2006).
Bibliography for North Africa :
- JAHANDIEZ, E. & R. MAIRE (1932). Catalogue des Plantes du Maroc. [vol. 2] Minerva, Lechevalier éds., Alger. [p.550]
- QUÉZEL, P. & S. SANTA (1963). NOUVELLE FLORE DE L'ALGÉRIE et des régions désertiques méridionales. vol. [2] CNRS., Paris. [p.662]
- TUTIN, T. G. & al. (ed.) (1968). Flora Europaea. (vol.2) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [p.374]
- SÁENZ LAÍN, C. (1981). Research on Daucus L. (Umbelliferae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 37(2): [486]
- ALI, S. I., S. M. H. JAFRI & A. EL GADI (ed.) (1989). Flora of Libya. Al Faateh University. Tripoli. [p.133]
- VALDES, B., S. TALAVERA & E. FERNANDEZ-GALIANO (ed.) (1987). Flora Vascular de Andalucía Occidental, vol. 2 Ketrès éditoria, Barcelona. [p.335]
- VALDÉS, B., REJDALI, M., ACHHAL EL KADMIRI, JURY, J. L. & J. M. MONTSERRAT (2002). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification. I. Madrid. 491 p. [p.467]
- CASTROVIEJO S. & al. (ed.) (2003). Flora Iberica. Real Jardín Botaníco, C.S.I.C. Servicio de Publicaciones. Madrid. [p.101]
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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