Coriandrum Explained

Coriandrum is a genus of herbs in the family Apiaceae containing the cultivated species Coriandrum sativum (coriander) and the wild species Coriandrum tordylium. The leaves and seeds of Coriandrum sativum are used in cooking. The leaves are often referred to as cilantro in North America.

It is also in Tribe Coriandreae.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Terentieva . Elena I. . Valiejo-Roman . C. M. . Samigullin . Tahir H . Pimenov . Michael . Tilney . Patricia . Molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyses of the traditional tribe Coriandreae (Umbelliferae-Apioideae) . Phytotaxa . January 2015 . 195 . 4 . 251–271. 10.11646/phytotaxa.195.4.1 .

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