Fitweed
Eryngium foetidum
Also known as Culantro, Long coriander, Mexican coriander
About Fitweed
Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae. Common names include culantro (Costa Rica and Panama) ( or ), cimarrón, recao (Puerto Rico), chardon béni (Martinique), Mexican coriander, samat, ban dhaniya, wide coriander, Burmese coriander, sawtooth coriander, Shadow Beni (Trinidad and Tobago), and ngò gaicode: vie promoted to code: vi (Vietnam). It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, but is cultivated worldwide, mostly in the tropics as a perennial, but sometimes in temperate climates as an annual. In India it is called "Mandhonia", specifically in the Northeast.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eryngium foetidum
- Genus
- Eryngium
- Family
- APIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Central America, Introduced
- Distribution
- Wide spread in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बन धनिया Ban dhania
- Nepali
- बन धनिया Ban dhania, बन्धना Bandhana
- Bengali
- Bon dhonia, বিলাতী ধনিয়া
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ, Kaadu kotthambari
- Malayalam
- ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി, Eryngium foetidum
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Fitweed belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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