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Culantro
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Culantro
aturalized lanceshaped Photo: Tabish
Common name: Culantro, Long Coriander, Wild coriander, Fitweed, Mexican coriander • Adi: Hariyo, Ori, Migom-Ori, Ori-Ritak • Ahom: মান-ধনীয়া Man-Dhania • Angami: Dunia • Apatani: Dhuniya Patta • Arabic: قرصعنة كريهة الرائحة Qursu'anah Karihat Ar-Ra'ihah • Assamese: বন-ধনীয়া Bon-Dhoniya, জাংলী মেমেধু Jongali Memedhu, মান-ধনীয়া Man-Dhoniya • Bengali: বিলাতী ধনিয়া Bilati Dhoniya, বন ধনিয়া Bon Dhoniya, চাটনী পাতা Chatni Pata • Bhumij: ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ Jangli Dhania • Bodo: गंगार दुन्दिया Gangar Dundiya • Galo: Rithak • Garo: Etucha-Bellock, Mibitchi, Samskal • Hajong: Pongrapata • Hindi: बन धनिया Ban Dhaniya • Hmar: Bachikhawm • Kachari: Podomosolla • Kannada: ಘಟ್ಟದ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ Ghattada Kotthambari, ಜಾತಿ ಸಮ್ಬರ Jaati Sambara,ಕಾಡು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ Kaadu Kotthambari, ಸಮ್ಬರ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Sambara Soppu • Karbi: Bakhor, Vorek Jokasu • Khasi: Dhania-Khlaw • Koch: Kalijibha Pan • Konkani: बिट्टा कोथमीर Bitta Kothmir, रान कोथमीर Ran Kothmir • Malayalam: ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി Afrikkan Malli, മല്ലിചീര Malli Cheera • Manipuri: ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ Awa Phadigom, ꯍꯥꯎ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ Hao Maroi, ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ Kwak Phadigom, ꯉꯥꯞꯔꯨꯝ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ Ngaprum Maroi, ꯁꯥꯃꯔꯣꯢ Sa-Maroi • Maring: ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ Awa Phadigom • Mizo: Ba-Chi-Khawn, Bahkhawr • Nepali: बर्मेली धनियाँ Barmelee Dhaniyaa, वन धनियाँ Van Dhaniyaa • Nyishi: Jongli Dhaniya • Odia: ବଣ ଧଣିଆ Ban Dhania, ବିଲାତି ଧନିଆ Bilaiti Dhania, ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ Jangli Dhania, କଟକୀ ଧନିଆ Kataki Dhania • Rabha: Ganda-Khutulai, Katamosla • Tagin: Dhaniya Pat, Nyipak Dhania, Nyipak Ori • Tamil: அந்தமான் கொத்தமல்லி Andaman Koththamalli, பெங்களூர் கொத்தமல்லி Bengaloor Kothamalli • Tangkhul: Kashat Phatekom, Lam Sachikom • Tangsa: Panchi • Telugu: బ్రహ్మ కొత్తిమీర Brahma Kottimeera • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬ್ರಿ Kattu Kotthambri Source: Names of Plants in India Phatekom, Lam Sachikom • Nepali: बन धनिया Ban dhania, बन्धना Bandhana • Mizo: Bahkhawr • Angami: Dunia
Botanical name: Eryngium foetidum    Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Long Coriander is native to the Caribbean islands, but is cultivated worldwide. It is also used extensively in Thailand, India, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia as a culinary herb. Leaves are tough, but if sliced and then chopped they are quite tasty. This variety of coriander dries well, retaining good color and flavor, making it valuable in the dried herb industry. A coarse, biennial herb 15-45 cm high. Leaves rosulate and stem, the blades lanceshaped to inverted-lanceshaped, up to 30 x 5 cm, rounded toothed to spinulose-sawtoothed. Inflorescence heads numerous, cylindric, about 10 x 5 mm, the involucral bracts lanceshaped, exceeding the heads, commonly 2-3 cm long; petals white or greenish; fruits greenish, subspherical, about 1.5 mm in diameter. In NE India, Long coriander is used for flavoring pork and beef.
Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Imphal, Manipur.
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