Acorus
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| Acorus | |
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| Sweet flag Acorus calamus - spadix | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Acorales Reveal[1] |
| Family: | Acoraceae Martinov[1] |
| Genus: | Acorus L. |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Calamus Garsault | |
The genus Acorus is the only member of the family Acoraceae and the order Acorales. It contains several species of wetland plants whose roots are used as a flavoring. Some other plant parts are said to be edible as well.
There is some concern over levels of the carcinogen asarone, so extracts of these plants have been banned in the US.
Species
- Acorus americanus (or A. calamus var. americanus)
- Acorus calamus
- Acorus gramineus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reveal, James L. (17 February 2011). "Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium – S, Solanales". Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium Alphabetical Listing by Genera of Validly Published Suprageneric Names. University of Maryland and Cornell University.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Acknowledgements
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