5953.000 Coriandrum L.

Description of the genus

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.

Worldwide: 3 species in SW Asia

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Other sources of information about Coriandrum:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Coriandrum

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Coriandrum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Coriandrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Coriandrum
Wikipedia: Coriandrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coriandrum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Coriandrum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Coriandrum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1039, retrieved 2 April 2023

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