Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family is one of the biggest plant families on the earth. Iran has a huge diversity of Apiaceae members. Apiaceae was first described by John Lindleyin 1836. This family possesses a range of compounds that have many biological activities. The members of this family are well known as vegetables, culinary and medicinal plants. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants including such well-known and economically important plants such as angelica, anise, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celerychervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip. Apiaceae or Umbelliferae, is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants. The name is derived from the type genus Apium. The family, Umbelliferae, derives from the inflorescence being generally in the form of a compound umbel. Many members of this family are cultivated for various purposes that are large enough to be useful as food. Many species produce essential oils in their leaves or fruits. The seeds may be used in cuisine. Several plants of the Apocynaceae family members have had economic uses in the past. The family is most abundant in the northern hemisphere, though can be found worldwide. Botanically, the Apiacea family has been organised and categorized in different ways over the last several centuries. One such classification system breaks the family into 3 subfamilies. The Apioideae, saniculoideae and hydrocotyloideae and then further dividing these into a series of tribes and subtribes.
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