Apium graveolens L. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Apium

Family:

Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)

Subfamily:

Apioideae

Tribe:

Apieae

Nomen number:

300034

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:264. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/03/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) DC. (0 active accession[s])
Apium graveolens L. var. graveolens (0 active accession[s])
Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) DC. (0 active accession[s])
Apium graveolens L. var. secalinum Alef. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

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Common names

English
celery –
wild celery –
Dutch
selderij –
French
céleri –
German
Sellerie –
India (Hindi)
shalari –
Italian
sedano –
Japanese Rōmaji
oranda-mitsuba –
Spanish
apio –
Swedish
selleri –
Transcribed Chinese
han qin –
qin cai –
Transliterated Arabic
krafis –
Transliterated Russian
sel'dereĭ –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
2	Cultivated	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		s.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
2	Cultivated	Australasia	Australia	Australia
2	Cultivated	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
2	Cultivated	Europe		Europe
2	Cultivated	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
2	Cultivated	Northern America		Canada
2	Cultivated	Northern America		Mexico
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Caribbean	West Indies
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Central America	Central America
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
3	Adventive	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
3	Adventive	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
3	Adventive	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho
3	Adventive	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
3	Adventive	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
3	Adventive	Asia-Temperate	China	China
3	Adventive	Australasia	Australia	Australia
3	Adventive	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
3	Adventive	Northern America		Mexico
3	Adventive	Northern America		United States
3	Adventive	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
3	Adventive	Southern America	Caribbean	West Indies
3	Adventive	Southern America	Central America	Central America
3	Adventive	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
3	Adventive	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
3	Adventive	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
3	Adventive	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
3	Adventive	Southern America	Western South America	Peru

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Cultivated
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Nigeria
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion

Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye]
CHINA: China

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (incl. Krym)
REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile

Adventive
Africa

SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Northern America

REGION: Mexico, United States

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Taxon: Apium graveolens L.