Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Albanian:
Anason
Common Names in Arabic:
Anisun, Habbet Hilwa, Habbu Al-Hulwah, Kamoon Halou, Kamun Halu, Yansoon, Yansun, أنيسون, حبة الحلوة, حَبَّةُ الحُلْوَة, كمون حلو, يانْسُون, ينسون
Common Names in Armenian:
Anison, Անիսոն
Common Names in Basque:
Anis
Common Names in Bengali:
Sulpha
Common Names in Bulgarian:
Anason, Анасон
Common Names in Catalan:
Anís, Comí
Common Names in Croatian:
Anis
Common Names in Czech:
Anýz, Anýz Vonný
Common Names in Danish:
(Grøn) Anis
Common Names in Dutch:
Anijs, Groene Anijs, Nieszaad, Wilde Pimpernel
Common Names in English:
Anise, Anise Burnet Saxifrage, Aniseed, Sweet Cumin
Common Names in Esperanto:
Anizo
Common Names in Estonian:
Harilik Aniis
Common Names in Finnish:
Anis, Anisruoho
Common Names in French:
Anis Vert, Boucage
Common Names in Frisian:
Anys
Common Names in Galician:
Anís
Common Names in German:
Anis
Common Names in Greek, Modern:
Anison, Glikaniso, Glykaniso, Άνισον, Γλυκάνισο
Common Names in Gujarati:
Variyali
Common Names in Hebrew:
Anis, אניס
Common Names in Hindi:
Patli Saunf, Saunf, Vilayati Saunf, सौंफ
Common Names in Hungarian:
Ánizs
Common Names in Icelandic:
Anís
Common Names in Indonesian:
Jinten Manis
Common Names in Italian:
Anice, Anice Verde, Anice Vero
Common Names in Japanese:
A-Ni-Su, Anisu, Seri Nisii, アニス
Common Names in Kannada:
Lakko Sompu, ಲಕ್ಕೋ ಸೋಂಪು
Common Names in Korean:
A-Ni-Seu, Anisu, E-Ni-Si-Deu, Enisidu, 아니스, 에니시드
Common Names in Latvian:
Anīss
Common Names in Lithuanian:
Anyžinė Ožiažolė, Anyžius
Common Names in Marathi:
Baḍīśep, Badishep, Shauf, बडीशेप
Common Names in Norwegian:
Anis
Common Names in Persian:
Anisun, Anýswn, Badiyan Romi, Badýan Rwmý, انیسون, بادیان رومی
Common Names in Polish:
Anyż, Biedrzeniec Anyż
Common Names in Portuguese:
Anis, Anis Verde, Erva-Doce
Common Names in Provençal:
Anis
Common Names in Romanian:
Anason
Common Names in Russian:
Anis, Anis Obyknovennyj, Анис, анис обыкновенный
Common Names in Sanskrit:
Shatapushpa, Shetapusapa
Common Names in Slovak:
Aníz, Anyž, Bederník Anyžový, Bedrovník Anízový
Common Names in Slovenian:
Janež, Vrtni Janež
Common Names in Spanish:
Anís, Matalahuga
Common Names in Swedish:
Anis
Common Names in Tagalog:
Anis
Common Names in Tamil:
Aņīcu, Anisu, Magambu, Makampū, Naṭcattiracīrakam, Natchattirajiragam, அனீசு, நட்சத்திரசீரகம், மகம்பூ
Common Names in Telugu:
Sŏmpu, సొంపు
Common Names in Thai:
Thian Sattapusyat, เทียนสัตตบุษย์
Common Names in Turkish:
Anason, Enisen, Enison, Ezertere, Mesir Otu, Nanahan, Raziyanei-Rumi
Common Names in Ukrainian:
Anis, Аніс
Description
Genus Carum
Herbs biennial or short lived perennial
, glabrous
. Taproot
tuberous
, fusiform
, elongate
or cylindrical. Stem usually branched above, base
with or without papery
remnant sheaths
. Basal leaves
petiolate
, narrowly sheathing
; blade
2-4-pinnate; ultimate
segments linear
or lanceolate. Stem leaves gradually reduced upward. Umbels compound
, terminal
. Calyx teeth obsolete
, rarely present, narrowly triangular. Petals broadly obovate
, white, rarely pinkish or purplish, midvein
yellow or yellow-green, base cuneate, with an inflexed
apex. Stylopodium
conic; styles recurved. Fruit oblong-ellipsoid or oblong-ovoid, slightly laterally compressed
, glabrous; ribs
5, filiform
, prominent
; vittae 1(-3) in each furrow, 2-4 on commissure
. Seed face
plane
. Carpophore 2-parted.
About 20 species: N temperate
zone; four species (one endemic) in China.
This widespread genus has very uncertain limits
.[1]
Taxonomy
)Synonyms
Apium Anisum • Apium anisum (L.) Crantz • Pimpinella anisum L. • Selinum Anisum • Selinum anisum (L.) E. H. L. Krause • Sison Anisum • Sison anisum (L.) Spreng. • Tragium Anisum
Notes
Publishing author : Baill. Publication : Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 7: 119, 178 1879 [Apr 1879]
Similar Species
Members of the genus Carum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
C. anisum (Anise Burnet Saxifrage) · C. carvi (Caraway) · C. majus (Bishop's Flower)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9458752
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15005306
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839646-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 839646-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1189787
Footnotes
- Pu Fa-ting, Mark F. Watson "Carum". in Flora of China Vol. 14 Page 81. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
