MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MH090 : Pimpinella lateriflora Dalzell |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 220 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | Among tall grasses on shady slopes in chikhaldara, Dhakna, Tarubandha ranges, Koktu valley | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Herbs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | Umbelliferae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Wild Celery • Hindi: Ajmod • Tamil: Asamtavomam • Malayalam: Ayamodakam • Telugu: Ajumoda, Vamu • Kannada: Ajamodhavoma • Bengali: Randhuni, Shah jira • Urdu: Ajmod • Sanskrit: Ajamoda | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Trachyspermum roxburghianum(DC.) Craib. Trachyspermum stictocarpum hebecarpa (C.B.Clarke) H.Wolff. Trachyspermum stictocarpum (C.B.Clarke) H.Wolff. Trachyspermum involucratum anomalum (Kuntze) H.Wolff. Ptychotis roxburghiana DC. Ptychotis involucrata (Roxb.) Lindl. Pimpinella dalzellii P.K.Mukh. Carum stictocarpum hebecarpa C.B.Clarke. Carum stictocarpum C.B.Clarke. Carum roxburghianum (DC.) Kurz. Carum involucratum anomalum Kuntze. Athamanta roxburghiana Wall. nomen nudum. Apium involucratum Roxb. ex Fleming. |
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| Description : | An erect, branched annual herb, 0.5-3 ft tall. Stems are longitudinally triped. Leaves are double-compound, ultimate segements all linear. Flowers occur in compound umbels. They have rounded white or pink petals. Fruits are ovoid, ultimately shining, yellow. It is a very strong spice, with a characteristic smell similar to parsley. A couple of pinches can easily overpower a curry. In Bengali cuisine the seeds are used whole, quickly fried in very hot oil until they crackle. Flowering: December-February. | |||||||||||||
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| Reference : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
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