''Cryptotaenia'', or honewort, is a
genus
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of
herb
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aceous
perennial plant
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s, native to North America, Africa, and eastern Asia, growing wild in moist, shady places.
Species
Species accepted by The Plant List as of August 2014. Some studies have suggested that the African and Canary Island species should be moved to other genera and that the Italian endemic ''Lereschia thomasii'' should be included in ''Cryptotaenia'', but we list them here provisionally pending further study.
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Cryptotaenia africana''
(Hook.f.) Drude - Gabon
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Cryptotaenia calycina''
C.C.Towns. - Tanzania
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Cryptotaenia canadensis''
(L.) DC. - eastern + central North America
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Cryptotaenia elegans''
Webb ex Bolle -
Canary Islands
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Cryptotaenia flahaultii''
(Woronow) Koso-Pol. - Republic of Georgia
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Cryptotaenia japonica''
Hassk. - Japan, Korea, China
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Cryptotaenia polygama''
C.C.Towns. - Tanzania
[Townsend, Clifford Charles. Kew Bulletin 38: 57. 1983.]
References
External links
Efloras.org: Taxonomy description of ''Cryptotaenia japonica''Plants for a Future database.org: ''Cryptotaenia japonica''
Apiaceae genera
Apioideae
Edible Apiaceae
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
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