Arracacia

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|taxon = Arracacia

|authority = Bancr.

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Arracacia is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae. It is native to the Americas, Mexico to Bolivia.{{cite web |title=Arracacia Bancr. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39698-1 |access-date=2022-12-10 }} The most important member of the genus economically is the arracacha, Arracacia xanthorrhiza.

There are about 41 species in the genus.Danderson, C. A. (2011). [https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/24361 A phylogenetic study of the Arracacia clade (Apiaceae).] Thesis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Species include:

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Category:Apioideae

Category:Apioideae genera

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