Many species of Apiaceae are found in the
Macaronesien Region. Several have been introduccd
by human activities, but a number of
taxa is endemic to the different archipelagos or
even rrstrictcd to a single island. The following
enumeration is based mainly on HANSEN &
SUNDING ( 1993).
In the Arores 28 different taxa of Apiaceae
occur; among them four endemic species
[AUIMI; hrrrrii WATSON, A. trifoliatum (WATSON)
TKEL., Clrtrc~,y~l~~ll~r~~~ cl:oricrm TREL.. SOErich
trwrictr GUTIINICK ex SEUB.].
In Madeira the Apiaceae are very diverse
and consist ol’ 29 species and subspecies. From
the archipelago two monotypic genera, rC/c/trtio.
velitru~rr t/ccipicvr.s (SCHRAD. & J. C.
WENDL.) Ho~+hl. md kJorli:ia edu[is LOWE
and ~hrcc cndcmic species [Oemmrlre diwricore
(R. BR.) MABB.. I/nperrr/orio lotvei COSS.
and Burrirr~r hre~$~lirrnr LOWE] are described.
The Canary Islands have the highest numbcr
of plant-species and a high level of endemism.
5-l taxa of Apiaceae are recorded
including three endemic genera (Rtrrheopsis
A. HANSEX & KUNKEL, Todm-oa PARL. and
Tiqyrmm PARL.) and further I5 endemic taxa.
The Apiaceae are represented in the Cape
Verde Islands by I2 species. Most of the taxa
have been introduced by human activities
(LOBIN & ZIZKA 1957) like Amvhm grm’eo-
1efr.s L., Apirm grmvolerrs L, Foerricrrhrr urlgore
MILL.. Corimrtlru~t~ srrtirvrrrr L. or Petrosilerrm
crisprrm (FRILL.) A.W.HILL. These
species are cultivated and some of them later
became \\esdy. Other species like Ciclosper-
UWL /e/~fo/~/l~ll~rrtr (PER%) SPRAGUE (= Apimr
leproplr~llrr~rr) are weeds of cultivated grounds
or wasted lands. All these species are today
widespread in temperate. subtropical or tropical
regions all over the world. The only native
species are to be found in the endemic genus
To~wI~~I~~~ PARL
