Kritmum ( lat. Crithmum ) is a monotypic genus of perennial plants of the Umbrella family ( Apiaceae ).
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Crithmum L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crithmum maritimum L. - Marine Critmum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The only species is Marine Critmum ( lat. Crithmum maritimum L. ).
Content
- 1 Distribution and ecology
- 2 Botanical Description
- 3 Taxonomy
- 4 Literature
Distribution and Ecology
It grows in North Africa , Western Asia , Southern Europe , the Caucasus , the UK and the Netherlands .
Grows on coastal rocky slopes, rocks, sands.
The fruits contain 0.7-0.8% of essential oil (0.3-0.5% in the vegetative organs). The composition of the essential oil includes thymol , dilapiol and sterol krillin .
Leaves have a pleasant aroma. They are used for the preparation of marinades, pickles, as a seasoning for salads and sauces.
Botanical Description
Perennial bare plant, thick rhizome, branched at the top.
The stem is straight or ascending, 20-50 cm tall, rounded, hollow, finely furrowed.
The leaves are light green, fleshy, lower on the petioles , with the base expanded into the vagina .
Inflorescence is an umbrella with 10-20 rays. The rays of the wrapper are lanceolate, numerous, filmy along the edge. Petals about 1 mm.
Fruits are about 6 mm long.
It blooms in July and August.
Taxonomy
Species Critmum marine - the only representative of the genus Critmum ( Crithmum ) of the family Umbrella ( Apiaceae ) of the order Umbrella - flowers ( Apiales ).
| 8 more families (according to APG II System ) | ||||||||||||
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| Umbrellas order | monotypic genus Kritmum | |||||||||||
| Department of Flowering, or Angiosperms | Umbrella family | |||||||||||
| 44 more order flowering plants (according to APG II System ) | about 300 more births | |||||||||||
Literature
- Dudchenko L.G., Koziakov A.S., Krivenko V.V. Spicy-aromatic and spicy-flavoring plants: Reference book / Otv. ed. K. M. Sytnik. - K .: Naukova Dumka , 1989 .-- 304 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-12-000483-0 .
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .