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Carum
Sign in to saveCarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. A well-recognized species is caraway (C. carvi), the seeds of which are widely used as a spice.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
General: Carum (probably from the district of Caria in Asia Minor
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Research
609 papers- Carum copticum L.: a herbal medicine with various pharmacological effects.BioMed research international · 2014
- Parsley.2006
- Antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and immunological effects of Carum copticum L. and some of its constituents.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2014
- Caraway (Carum carvi L.): Anther Culture and Production of DH Plants Caraway.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2021
- Caraway.2006
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Carum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. A well-recognized species is caraway (C. carvi), the seeds of which are widely used as a spice.
==Species== A total of 16 species are currently recognized: