About Ammi
Ajwain or ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) () —also known as ajowan caraway, thymol seeds, bishop's weed, or carom—is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Both the leaves and the seed‑like fruit (often mistakenly called seeds) of the plant are consumed by humans. The name "bishop's weed" also is a common name for other plants. The "seed" (i.e., the fruit) is often confused with lovage seed.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trachyspermum ammi
- Genus
- Trachyspermum
- Family
- APIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Egypt, Abyssinia, SE. Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अजवाइन, अजवायन Ajwain, ajawa
- Nepali
- जवानो Javano, ज्वानो
- Bengali
- জোয়ান Jowan, জোয়ান, জৈন
- Tamil
- ஓமம் Omam, ஓமம்
- Telugu
- omaan, vamu, వాము
- Kannada
- ಅಜಮೂಲ, ಅಜಾಮೂಲ Ajamoola, ಅಜಾಮುಲ Ajamula
- Malayalam
- അയമോദകം, ഓമം, Ajwain
- Marathi
- ओवा Ova, ओवा
Botanical family
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Ammi belongs to the Apiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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