Acronema

Acronema
Acronema hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Genus: Acronema
Falc. ex Edgew.
Species

including:

  • Acronema acronemifolium
  • Acronema alpinum
  • Acronema astrantiifolium
  • Acronema bellum
  • Acronema brevipedicellatum
  • Acronema bryophilum
  • Acronema chienii
  • Acronema chinense
  • Acronema commutatum
  • Acronema cryptosciadeum
  • Acronema dyssimetriradiata
  • Acronema edosmioides
  • Acronema evolutum
  • Acronema forrestii
  • Acronema gracile
  • Acronema graminifolium
  • Acronema handelii
  • Acronema hookeri
  • Acronema ioniostyles
  • Acronema johrianum
  • Acronema minus
  • Acronema mukherjeeanum
  • Acronema muscicola
  • Acronema nervosum
  • Acronema paniculatum
  • Acronema phaeosciadeum
  • Acronema pilosum
  • Acronema pneumatophobium
  • Acronema pseudotenera
  • Acronema radiatum
  • Acronema refugicola
  • Acronema rivale
  • Acronema schneideri
  • Acronema sichuanense
  • Acronema tenerum
  • Acronema wolffiana
  • Acronema xizangense
  • Acronema yadongense

The genus Acronema consists of 38 species of plants in the family Apiaceae found in the Sino-Himalayan region. Its also classified under the major group Angiosperms (flowering plants).[1] It's in the Acronema clade with genera including Ligusticum and Ostericum.[2]

Description

It's a biennial or perennial plant with fibrous roots.[3][4] It grows among rocks and in turf pathsides in broadleaf forests. It is found in attitudes from 3,000 to 4,000 meters and flowers from July to September.[5]

Distribution

It is found in regions around the Himalayas including Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Assam.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Acronema", The Plant List Retrieved on 13 February 2018
  2. ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser ()". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. ^ "Acronema in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  4. ^ "Acronema Falc. ex Edgew". www.worldfloraonline.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  5. ^ "Flora of Bhutan Umbelliferae: Acronema". websites.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  6. ^ "Acronema Falc. ex Edgew. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-01-24.