ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Torilis africana

Name author: Spreng.

A species in the Apiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Torilis
Species: Torilis africana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1815

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Torilis africana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

24 synonyms in this snapshot

Caucalis africanaName author: Thunb.
Caucalis heterophyllaName author: Guss.
Caucalis infesta subsp. heterophyllaName author: (Guss.) Ball
Caucalis infesta subsp. purpureaName author: (Ten.) Arcang.
Caucalis purpureaName author: Ten.
Caucalis torgesianaName author: Hausskn.
Torilis africana var. heterophyllaName author: (Guss.) Reduron
Torilis arvensis subsp. heterophyllaName author: (Guss.) Thell.
Torilis arvensis subsp. purpureaName author: (Ten.) Hayek
Torilis arvensis var. heterophyllaName author: (Guss.) Burnat
Torilis arvensis var. homoeomorphaName author: (Chabert) Maire
Torilis arvensis var. purpureaName author: (Ten.) Thell.
Torilis helvetica subsp. purpureaName author: (Ten.) Nyman
Torilis helvetica var. pauciradiataName author: Trautv.
Torilis helvetica var. purpureaName author: (Ten.) DC.
Torilis heterophyllaName author: Guss.
Torilis heterophylla var. homoeomorphaName author: Chabert
Torilis hillebrandiiName author: H.Wolff ex Engl.
Torilis infesta f. purpureaName author: (Ten.) Batt.
Torilis infesta subsp. heterophyllaName author: (Guss.) Bonnier & Layens
Torilis infesta subsp. purpureaName author: (Ten.) Arcang.
Torilis neglecta var. pauciradiataName author: (Trautv.) Grossh.
Torilis purpureaName author: Guss.
Torilis torgesianaName author: (Hausskn.) Calest.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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