Apiaceae

Conium L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 243 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia, NE. Tropical & S. Africa.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Tall, branched biennial herbs, glabrous, with pinnately compound leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels compound, involucre and involucel present, small
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx teeth obsolete
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals obovate or cuneate, sometimes acuminate with the tip inflexed, sometimes obtuse
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit broadly ovoid to suborbicular, laterally compressed; mericarps strongly 5-ribbed, ± pentagonal in section, commissure rather narrow
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits Vittae
Vittae obsolete
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stylopodium
Stylopodia flattened, ± entire, persistent styles short, recurved
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Endosperm
Inner face of endosperm with narrow grooves.
Distribution
Five North temperate Eurasian and one S African species; only one species in Iraq.
Note
Conium from the Gr. κοειον, koeion, the name of the Common Hemlock plant; hemlock.
[FIQ]

Umbelliferae, J. F. M. Cannon. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Glabrous, biennial herbs up to 2 m. Leaves compound-pinnately divided, with rather fine ultimate segments.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels compound, with well-developed bracts and bracteoles, which are sometimes semi-caducous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx teeth obsolete.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white, usually with a slightly inflexed apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ovoid to suborbicular, somewhat laterally compressed, with a fairly narrow commissure. Mericarps with prominent ribs, which are often undulate; vittae 0. Stylopodium depressed; styles short and recurved.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0