Pan India Bouquets

Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B.Fedtsch.

Family : Apiaceae
(Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
Synonym(s) : Carum heterophyllum Regel & Schmalh.; Carum persicum Boiss.; Pimpinella cyminosma (Basiner) Koso-Pol.; Sium cyminosma Basiner
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elwendia persica (Boiss.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Gentle exposed mountain slopes, dry scrubby slopes in the Himalayas
Comments / notes : The fruits are aromatic and are highly valued as a spice.
Key identification features : Leaves are 2-3 pinnatisect with filiform segments. The flowers have 8-20 unequal ray florets. The fruit pedicles are thin.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Iran to Central Asia and West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 138
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Bunium persicum. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.