Botanical identity
An aromatic culinary herb used in foods, pickles and infusions.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusAnethum
Scientific name with authorshipAnethum graveolens L.
Curated parts indexedLeaf and seed
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anethum arvense Salisb.Anethum benevolens LunellAnethum graveolens subsp. australe N.F.Koren'Anethum graveolens subsp. sowa (Roxb.) N.F.Koren'Anethum graveolens var. anatolicum N.F.Koren'Anethum graveolens var. chevallieri MaireAnethum graveolens var. copiosum N.F.Koren'Anethum graveolens var. hortorum Alef.Anethum graveolens var. nanum N.F.Koren'Anethum graveolens var. parvifolium N.F.Koren'Anethum graveolens var. sowa (Roxb.) Alef.Anethum graveolens var. submarginatum Lej.Anethum graveolens var. tenerifrons N.F.Koren'Anethum sowa Roxb.Angelica graveolens (L.) Steud.Ferula graveolens (L.) Chevall., 1827Ferula graveolens (L.) Spreng.Ferula marathrophylla Walp.Heracleum graveolens (Benth. & Hook.fil.) S.M.AlmeidaPastanica graveolens Bernh., 1800Pastinaca anethum (Roth) Spreng.Pastinaca graveolens (L.) Bernh.Peucedanum anethum (Roth) Jess.Peucedanum anethum Baill.Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex HiernPeucedanum graveolens (L.) C.B.ClarkePeucedanum sowa (Roxb.) KurzSelinum anethum RothSelinum graveolens (L.) Vest
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier837530-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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