Taxon:  Arracacia elata H. Wolff



Summary
Genus:
Arracacia
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Selineae
Nomen number:
466408
Place of publication:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40:304.  1908
Verified:
02/07/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Blas, R. et al. 2008. Analysis of the geographic distribution and relationships among Peruvian wild species of Arracacia. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:643-655.
  2. Blas, R. et al. 2008. Genetic diversity analysis of wild Arracacia species according to morphological and molecular markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:625-642.
  3. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  4. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  5. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  6. Morillo, E. & G. Sécond. 2016. Tracing the domestication of the Andean root crop arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr.): a molecular survey confirms the selection of a wild form apt to asexual reproduction. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 1-8.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura 
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cusco, Junín, Piura]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=466408. Accessed 28 July 2026.