Sium
Encyclopedia
Sium is a genus of flowering plant
in the Apiaceae
family.
It contains the following species:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Sium bracteatumSium bracteatumSium bracteatum is a species of plant in the Apiaceae family. It is endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, heavily degraded former forest, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Cairns-Wicks, R. 2003. . ...
- Sium burchelliiSium burchelliiSium burchellii or the Dwarf Jellico is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family.It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas....
- Sium latifoliumSium latifoliumThe Sium latifolium or Greater Water parsnip or sometimes simply Water parsnip is a plant species of the genus Sium....
- Sium sisarumSium sisarumSium sisarum is a perennial plant of the family Apiaceae sometimes grown as a root vegetable. It has a cluster of sweet, bright white roots which are similar to sweet potatoes, but longer . Skirrets may be boiled, stewed, or roasted...
- Sium suaveSium suaveSium suave , the Water Parsnip, is a herb belonging to the parsnip family and comes from Africa and some parts of the Northern Hemisphere.- Appearance :...