Apiaceae

Umbelliferae

Anethum L. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 July 2017

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Anethum graveolens L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 263; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 136. Distribution: Africa, Middle East. Notes: Cultivated in most parts of the world. Dill. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Apium L. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 7 July 2017

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Apium graveolens L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 264; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 131. Distribution: Africa, Asia, Europe, S America. Notes: Celery. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Centella L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 December 2025
  1. Centella asiatica (L.) Urb., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 11(1) (1879) 287; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 360; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 238; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 117; Romeroso et al., Asian J. Biol. Life Sc. 10 (2021) 437; ≡ Hydrocotyle asiatica L., Sp. Pl., 2nd Ed. (1753) 234. Distribution: Pantropic. ALABAT, BASILAN, CAMIGUIN DE BABUYANES, HOMONHON, LUZON: Abra (photos), Aurora (photos), Bataan, Benguet, Ifugao, La Union, Laguna, Mountain Province, NCR, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Bukidnon, Davao del Sur (photos), MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, SIARGAO. Notes: All over Malesia. Sunny or slightly shaded, fertile, damp sites, along streambanks, also between stones of pathways and alongside walls. 0-2800m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Coriandrum L. (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Coriandrum sativum L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 256; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 127. Distribution: Middle East, W Asia. Notes: Indigenous from Mediterranean region to C Asia; cultivated in nearly all parts of the world. Coriander. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Cyclospermum Lag. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 7 July 2017
  1. Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P.Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6 (1925) 52; Sprague, J. Bot. 61 (1923) 131, nom. inval.; ≡ Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 3 (1866) 372; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1982) 569b; ≡ Pimpinella leptophylla Pers., Syn. Pl. (Pers.) 1 (1805) 324. = Apium tenuifolium (Moench) Thell., Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5 (1926) 1140; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 131; ≡ Cnidium tenuifolium Moench, Methodus (Moench) (1794) 98. Distribution: America. LUZON: Benguet. Naturalized.

Daucus L. (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Daucus carota L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 242; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 140. Distribution: Afghanistan, Africa, China, Europe, Middle East, Pakistan, W Asia. Notes: Spontaneous in Europe, N Africa, and temperate Asia, cultivated in all parts of the world. Carrot. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Eryngium Tourn. ex L. (Not native)

Last edited by P.B. Pelser, 23 August 2025
  1. Eryngium foetidum L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 232. Distribution: C & S America, Caribbean. MINDANAO: Cotabato. Notes: 500m. Naturalized.

Foeniculum L. (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Gard. Dict., 8th Ed. (1768) n.1; Gaertn., Fruct. 1 (1788) 105; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 359; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 239; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 136. Distribution: Afghanistan, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Pakistan, W Asia. Notes: Indigenous in the Mediterranean region, cultivated in nearly all parts of the world. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Oenanthe L.

Last edited by P.B. Pelser, 28 August 2023
  1. Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC., Prodr. (A. P. de Candolle) 4 (1830) 138; Sp. Pl. (1753) 256; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 136; ≡ Sium javanicum Blume, Bijdr. fl. Ned. Ind. (1826) 881. = Oenanthe laciniata Zoll., Syst. Verz. (Zollinger) 2 (1854) 139; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 239. Distribution: Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, E Asia, India, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Moluccas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Ryukyu Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Benguet, Ifugao, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya. Notes: 1-1000(-3450)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Petroselinum Hill (Not native)

Last edited by P.B. Pelser, 30 August 2022
  1. Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss, Fl. Transsilv. (1866) 254; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 132. = Petroselinum vulgare Hill, Brit. Herb. (Hill) (1756) 424. = Carum petroselinum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. (Bentham & Hooker f.) 1 (1867) 891; ≡ Apium petroselinum L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 264. Distribution: Africa, Europe. Notes: Cultivated and subspontaneous. Parsley. Naturalized.

Peucedanum L.

  1. Peucedanum japonicum Thunb., Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) (1784) 117; Hatusima, Mem. Fac. Agr. Kagoshima Univ. 5 (1966) 42; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 140. Distribution: Japan, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Taiwan. BATANES, ITBAYAT (photos). Notes: Crevices of cliffs along the seashore. 0(-281)m. Native.

Pimpinella L. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 10 October 2019
  1. Pimpinella adscendens Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2 (1850) 261; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 135. = Pimpinella pinetorum Merr., PJS 29 (1926) 482. Distribution: India. LUZON: Benguet. Notes: Along trails in pine forest, c. 2000m. Locally rather abundant. Naturalized.

Psammogeton Edgew. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 9 June 2026
  1. Psammogeton involucratus (Roxb.) Mousavi, Mozaff. & Zarre, Pl. Syst. Evol. 308 (2022) 2: 10; ≡ Carum involucratum (Roxb.) Baill., Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 7 (1879) 179; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 239; ≡ Apium involucratum Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11 (1810) 157. = Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC.) Craib, Fl. Siam. 1 (1931) 788; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 132; ≡ Ptychotis roxburghiana DC., Prodr. (A. P. de Candolle) 4 (1830) 109. Distribution: ?India, ?Sri Lanka. Notes: Of unknown provenance, now cultivated and subspontaneous in tropical SE Asia; throughout Malesia. Naturalized.

Sanicula L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 23 February 2020
  1. Sanicula elata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. (1825) 183. = Sanicula europaea var. javanica (Blume) H.Wolff, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV (228) (1913) 64; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 238. ≠ Sanicula europaea auct. non L.; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 125. Distribution: Africa, Bhutan, Borneo, China, India, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Madagascar, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tibet, Vietnam. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Cotabato (photos), Davao del Sur. Notes: 500-3060(-4500)m. Native.

Trachyspermum Link (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 30 August 2022

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929 (1929) 228; Buwalda, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 132; ≡ Sison ammi L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 252. = Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. (Oliver et al.) 3 (1877) 12; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 238; ≡ Ammi copticum L., Mant. Pl. (1767) 56. Distribution: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, W Asia. Cultivated, not naturalized.

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