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Magnoliopsida
Coriandrum
EOL Text
Hairless, annual herbs. Leaves thinly textured; upper finely dissected, the lower (in our species) only lobed. Inflorescence of terminal and lateral compound umbels. Bracts 0; bracteoles few. Calyx teeth unequal. Rays relatively few. Petals white to pinkish; tip inflexed; outer petals radiate. Ovary glabrous. Fruit hairless, subspherical, not flattened. Ridges low.
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| Rights holder/Author | Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Rights holder/Author | Pablo Gutierrez, IABIN |
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:20
Specimens with Sequences:16
Specimens with Barcodes:11
Species:2
Species With Barcodes:2
Public Records:7
Public Species:2
Public BINs:0
Coriandrum is a genus of herbs in the Apiaceae family 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.
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