Carum

Real caraway ( Carum carvi )

Caraway ( Carum ) is a genus within the family of Umbelliferae ( Apiaceae ). The species are widespread in the Old World.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Carum species are biennial or perennial herbaceous plants. The leaves are pinnate two or three times.

Generative features

The doppeldoldige inflorescences may contain casings and Hüllchen. The flowers are hermaphrodite or partially pure male. The sepals are unremarkable. The petals can be white, pink or red, they are cut rounded obovate and deeply, they also have an inwardly bent tabs. The stylopodium ( pen pad) is cushion- shaped and has a flattened, wavy edge. The stylus is thin and elongated, the back curved scar is capitate.

The partial fruits are elongated and pushed along easily. Their longitudinal ribs are dull and their little valley ( valleculae ) wide and consist of a channel, the unification point out of two channels. The fruit holder ( Karpophor ) are divided in the upper part.

Species

The types include (selection):

• Carum appuanum ( viv ) Grande
• Carum atrosanguineum Kar & Kir.
• Carum buriaticum Turcz.
• Real caraway ( Carum carvi L.)
• Carum carvifolium ( DC.) Arcang.
• Carum caucasicum ( M.Bieb. ) Boiss.
• Carum depressum Hartvig & Kit Tan
• Carum diversifolium ( DC.) C.B.Clarke
• Carum graecum Boiss. & Heldr.
• Carum grossheimii Schischk.
• Carum heldreichii Boiss.
• Carum iminouakense Quézel
• Carum jahandiezii Litard. & Maire
• Carum komarovii Karjay
• Carum lacuum Emb
• Carum leucocoleon Boiss. & A.Huet
• Carum lomatocarum Boiss.
• Carum meifolium Boiss.
• Carum meoides ( Griseb. ) Halácsy
• Carum multiflorum (Sm. ) Boiss.
• Carum nothum C.B.Clarke
• Carum pachypodium Candargy
• Carum polyphyllum Boiss. & Balansa ex Boiss.
• Carum proliferum Maire
• Carum rupicola Hartvig & Strid
• Carum saxicolum Albov
• Carum strictum ( Griseb. ) Boiss.
• Carum verticillatum (L.) Koch

The previously been arranged in the genus Carum species Carum bulbocastanum today Bunium persicum therefore belongs to the genus Bunium.