Apium prostratum

Apium prostratum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Apieae
Genus: Apium
Species: Apium prostratum
Subspecies: A. p. subsp. denticulatum – A. p. subsp. howense – A. p. subsp. prostratum
Varietas: A. p. var. filiforme

Name

Apium prostratum Labill. ex Vent., Jard. Malmaison: 2: 81, t. 81 (1804).

• Typus: Nouvelle Hollande (= Australia) ex Hort. Malm., Ventenat s.n. (Holotype: G 00359756; isotype: G-DC 00478844).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Helosciadium prostratum Labill. ex Vent. Bunge in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 1: 294 (1845).
  • Petroselinum prostratum (Labill. ex Vent.) DC., Prodr. 4: 102 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • see Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. Regional: New Zealand Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Pacific Regional: South-Central Pacific Easter Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Tubuai Islands. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Washington (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Buenos Aires), Argentina Northwest (Mendoza), Argentina South (Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego), Chile Central (Biobío, Coquimbo, Santiago), Chile North (Antofagasta, Atacama), Chile South (Aisén, Los Lagos, Magellanes), Juan Fernández Islands, Uruguay. Continental: Antarctic Regional: Subantarctic Islands Falkland Islands, Tristan da Cunha. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ventenat, É.P. 1804–1805. Jardin de la Malmaison. Tome Second. pl. 61–120, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Apium prostratum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Apium prostratum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Apium prostratum. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Apium prostratum. Accessed: 2 Sep 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Apium prostratum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Sea Celery

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