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Taxon:  Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens var. atrorubens Alef.



Summary
Genus:
Daucus
Section:
Daucus
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Scandiceae
Subtribe:
Daucinae
Nomen number:
102328
Place of publication:
Landw. Fl. 161. 1866
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
06/18/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Daucus carota L. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. azoricus Franco (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. cantabricus A. Pujadas (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. capillifolius (Gilli) Arbizu (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. carota (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. commutatus (Paol.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. drepanensis (Arcang.) Heywood (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. fontanesii Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. gadecaei (Rouy & E. G. Camus) Heywood (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. gummifer (Syme) Hook. f. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. halophilus (Brot.) A. Pujadas (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. hispanicus (Gouan) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. major (Vis.) Arcang. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. majoricus A. Pujadas (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. maritimus (Lam.) Batt. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. parviflorus (Desf.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. rupestris (Guss.) Heywood (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens var. sativus Hoffm. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. var. carota (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens var. boissieri Schweinf.
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Reference(s)
  1. Erter, H. et al. 2008. A traditional Turkish lactic acid fermented beverage: shalgam (salgam). Food Rev. Int. 24:352-359. Note: this study cites this taxon as one of the main ingredients
  2. Ichikawa, H. et al. 1989. Mitochondrial genome diversity among cultivars of Daucus carota (ssp. sativus) and their wild relatives. Theor. Appl. Genet. 77:39-43.
  3. Small, E. 1978. A numerical taxonomic analysis of the Daucus carota complex. Canad. J. Bot. 56:273.
  4. Spooner, D. et al. 2013. Molecular phylogeny of Daucus (Apiaceae). Syst. Bot. 38:850-858. Note: it included one USD accession (PI 279777)
Common names
English
black carrot –
eastern carrot –
purple carrot –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage basemain ingredient for "shalgam"Erter, H. et al. 2008. A traditional Turkish lactic acid fermented beverage: shalgam (salgam). Food Rev. Int. 24:352-359. Note: this study cites this taxon as one of the main ingredients
Human foodvegetableone of the studied cultivars belong to the "eastern carrot"Erter, H. et al. 2008. A traditional Turkish lactic acid fermented beverage: shalgam (salgam). Food Rev. Int. 24:352-359. Note: this study cites this taxon as one of the main ingredients
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=102328. Accessed 15 May 2025.