Anginon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae (the carrot or umbellifer family), placed in the order Apiales. The genus is endemic to southern Africa and contains approximately 11 to 12 accepted species of shrubs and herbaceous perennials. Like other members of Apiaceae, Anginon species bear their small flowers in compound umbels — the characteristic umbrella-like arrangements that give the family its common name. The genus was circumscribed by B.L. Burtt and later revised by I. Allison and B.-E. van Wyk, who described several additional species. The sole species currently represented in cultivation databases, Anginon difforme, was first described by Linnaeus and later transferred to this genus by Burtt.
Distribution
Anginon is endemic to southern Africa. The genus has no distributions recorded in GBIF beyond this regional assignment, indicating a narrow natural range confined to the Cape and surrounding subregions.
Taxonomy Notes
Anginon belongs to Apiaceae (order Apiales) and was largely revised in the early twenty-first century, when I. Allison and B.-E. van Wyk described the majority of its currently accepted species. Several species were transferred from other genera — Anginon difforme, for example, was originally published by Linnaeus before being placed in Anginon by B.L. Burtt. As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepts 12 species in the genus.
