Carum
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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Carum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. A well-recognized species is caraway (C. carvi), the seeds of which are widely used as a spice.{{cite journal | vauthors = Johri RK | title = Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi: An update | journal = Pharmacognosy Reviews | volume = 5 | issue = 9 | pages = 63–72 | date = January 2011 | pmid = 22096320 | pmc = 3210012 | doi = 10.4103/0973-7847.79101 | doi-access = free }}
Species
A total of 16 species are currently recognized:{{Catalogue of Life
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|Carum appuanum| (Viv.) Grande
|Carum asinorum| Litard. & Maire
|Carum buriaticum| Turcz.
|Carum carvi |L.
|Carum caucasicum |(M. Bieb.) Boiss.
|Carum graecum| Boiss. & Heldr.
|Carum heldreichii| Boiss.
|Carum iminouakense| Quézel
|Carum jahandiezii| Litard. & Maire
|Carum lacuum| Emb.
|Carum leucocoleon| Boiss. & A. Huet
|Carum meifolium| (M. Bieb.) Boiss.
|Carum meoides| (Griseb.) Halácsy
|Carum porphyrocoleon| (Freyn & Sint.) Woronow
|Carum proliferum| Maire
|Carum rupicola| Hartvig & Strid
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References
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External links
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