Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague
  • Common name : Ammi
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ajwain (Hindi)
    • Omum (Tamil)
    • Omu, Vamu, Omamu (Telugu)
    • Joain (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated. Fruit (Cremocarp) are carminative and used as spice
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Trachyspermum ammi. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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