Celery (Apium graveolens)

Celery (Apium graveolens) is a plant species in the Apiaceae family. It is a small herb, typically less than 1 meter in height, with fleshy leaves on short stalks; in certain cultivated varieties, the root enlarges to form a bulb. The flowers are arranged in compound clusters, and the fruits are small and dark brown in color. The leaves, flowers, fruits, and bulbs are all used as vegetables.

A. graveolens does not tolerate heavy rainfall well. Its cultivation requires loose soil rich in organic matter, with a pH level between 5.5 and 6.5.

This plant can be harvested multiple times. The first harvest can take place 1–3 months after planting. Subsequent harvests are carried out by repeatedly cutting the base of the stems every 1–2 weeks. The harvesting period concludes when the shoots are no longer productive.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Apieae
Genus: Apium L. in Sp. Pl.: 264 (1753)
Species: Apium graveolens L. in Sp. Pl.: 264 (1753)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Carum graveolens (L.) Koso-Pol. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou, n.s., 29: 199 (1915 publ. 1916)
Celeri graveolens (L.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 660 (1913)
Helosciadium graveolens (L.) Rojas Acosta in Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes: 65 (1897)
Selinum graveolens (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 12: 38 (1904)
Seseli graveolens (L.) Scop. in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 215 (1771)
Sium graveolens (L.) Vest in Manuale Bot. Excurs.: 517 (1805)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Apium australe var. latisectum H.Wolff in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 228(Heft 90): 32 (1927)
Apium celleri Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: t. 22 (1788)
Apium decumbens Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 340 (1837)
Apium dulce Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768)
Apium graveolens var. album Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 150 (1866)
Apium graveolens var. aromaticum Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. bashmense Hosni in Taeckholmia 11: 57 (1988)
Apium graveolens subsp. butronense (D.Gómez & G.Monts.) Aizpuru in Munibe, Ci. Nat. 49: 66 (1997)
Apium graveolens var. butronense D.Gómez & G.Monts. in C.Aseginolaza Iparragirre & al., Cat. Flor. Alava, Vizcaya & Guipuzcoa: 512 (1984)
Apium graveolens var. crispum Nois. in Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 421 (1825)
Apium graveolens convar. dulce (Mill.) Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens subsp. dulce (Mill.) Schübl. & G.Martens in Fl. Würtemberg: 191 (1834)
Apium graveolens var. dulce (Mill.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 194 (1804)
Apium graveolens var. erfurtense Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. humile Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. juglandinum Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. laeve Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. latifolium Nois. (1825)
Apium graveolens var. lusitanicum (Mill.) DC. in Prodr. 4: 101 (1830)
Apium graveolens f. lusitanicum (Mill.) J.Helm in Kulturpflanze 19: 82 (1972)
Apium graveolens var. maritimum Dumort. in Fl. Belg.: 78 (1827)
Apium graveolens var. praecox Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens f. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 2: 422 (1828)
Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum (Mill.) P.D.Sell in Fl. Great Britain Ireland 3: 518 (2009)
Apium graveolens convar. rapaceum (Mill.) Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum (Mill.) Schübl. & G.Martens (1834)
Apium graveolens var. rapaceum (Mill.) Poir. (1804)
Apium graveolens var. rubrum Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. sativum Gaudin (1828)
Apium graveolens var. secalinum Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. silvestre Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. tuberosum Nois. (1825)
Apium graveolens var. variegatum Nois. (1825)
Apium graveolens var. venosum Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. violaceum Alef. (1866)
Apium graveolens var. vulgare Nois. (1825)
Apium integrilobum Hayata in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 126 (1911)
Apium lobatum Gilib. in Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 41 (1782)
Apium lusitanicum Mill. (1768)
Apium maritimum Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 169 (1796)
Apium palustre Thore in Essai Chloris: 109 (1803)
Apium rapaceum Mill. (1768)
Apium vulgare Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 2: 344 (1899)
Helosciadium ruta DC. (1830)
Helosciadium rutaceum St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 127 (1880)
Sison ruta Burm.f. in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 7 (1768)
Sison trifidum Burm. ex DC. (1830)
Sium apium Roth in Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 128 (1788)
Smyrnium laterale Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 51 (1794)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Selery, Seldery
Arabic: كرفس بري - كرفس شديد الرائحة
Armenian: Նեխուր բուրավետ
Chinese (simplified): 旱芹 - 芹菜
Chinese (traditional): 芹菜
Croatian: Celer
Czech: Miřík celer
Danish: Vild selleri
Dutch: Selderij
English: Celery, Wild celery, Stalk celery, Leaf celery, Celeriac
Filipino: Kinchai, Kinintsai, Kinsay
Finnish: Mausteselleri
French: Céleri, Ache des marais, Persil des marais, Céleri côte, Céleri branch, Céleri rave
German: Sellerie
Gujarati: Bodiajamodia
Hebrew: כרפס ריחני
Hindi: बारी अजमोद - अजमोद Bari ajmod, Ajmod
Hungarian: Kerti zeller
Indonesia: Selederi, saledri
Italian: Sedano
Japanese: セロリ- 広義
Java: Sledri
Khmer: ឈី តាំង' 'អាអូ - គីន ឆាយ Chii tang' 'aô, Kiën chhaay
Lao: ຊິ ຊານຊ໌ S'ii s'aangz
Malaysia: Sadri, Selderi, Seladeri
Marathi: Bodiajamoda, Ajmud
Mongolian: Анхилуун майлц
Nepali: जंगली ज्वानु - जंगली ज्वानो - अजमोडा Jangali jwanu, Jangalee jwaano, Ajamodaa
Norwegian: Hageselleri
Polish: Seler zwyczajny
Portuguese: Aipo
Russian: Сельдерей пахучий
Sanskrit: Ugragandhika, Vastamoda, Hayagandha, Brahmakoshi
Slovak: Zeler voňavý
Slovenian: Navadna zelena
Spanish: Apio
Swedish: Selleri
Tagalog: Kintsay
Tangkhul: Sirai kahui
Thai: ขุนชาย - ภาคภูมิ - ผักข้าวปุ้น Khunchai, Phakpum, Phakkhaopun
Turkish: Kereviz, Kerevüz
Ukrainian: Селера звичайна
Urdu: اجمود Ajmod

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