Anethum

Anethum is a flowering plant genus in the family Apiaceae, native to the Middle East and the Sahara in northern Africa.^[2]

Anethum
19th-century botanical illustration of Anethum graveolens[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Apieae
Genus:	Anethum L.
Species
Anethum foeniculum L. Anethum graveolens L. Anethum involucratum Korovin Anethum patulum L. ex B.D.Jacks. Anethum theurkauffii Maire

Taxonomy

The genus name comes from the Latin form of Greek words ἄνῑσον anison, ἄνησον anīson, ἄνηθον anīthon and ἄνητον anīton, which all meant "dill" and "anise";^[3] anise is now placed in a different genus named Pimpinella.

Species

There are 5 recognized species in this genus, they are:^[2][4]

• Anethum foeniculum L. – fennel
• Anethum graveolens L. – dill
• Anethum involucratum Korovin
• Anethum patulum L. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Anethum theurkauffii Maire