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Sium (Water parsnip genus)
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Order: Apiales > Family: Apiaceae
A cosmopolitan
genus with 14 species of which 1, Sium repandum, is native to
southern Africa (easily confused with Berula). In addition, Sium
latifolium (Greater water-parsnip - indigenous from Europe through to
Siberia) and Sium sisarum (Skirret - indigenous from Europe through to
central Asia) are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species indigenous in southern Africa
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Sium repandum (Water Parsnip)
Tandpynwortel [Afrikaans]
Picture and account in Pooley (1998 p. 296) and van
Wyk & Malan (1997) p. 94.
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Exotic species cultivated in southern Africa
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Sium latifolium (Greater water Parsnip)
Indigenous from Europe through to Siberia. Picture and account in Pooley
(1998 p. 296) and van Wyk & Malan (1997) p. 94. |
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Sium sisarum (Skirret)
Indigenous from Europe through to central Asia. In its
native distribution, roots are eaten and used as a coffee substitute. |
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Publications
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Burtt, B.L. 1991. Umbelliferae of southern
Africa: an introduction and annotated checklist. Edinburgh Journal of
Botany 48: 133-282.
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Pooley, E. 1998. A Field Guide
to Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora
Publications Trust, Durban.
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van Wyk, B. &
Malan, S. 1997. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Highveld. 2nd
edition. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
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