Species of flowering plant in the celery family Apiaceae
"Culantro" redirects here. Not to be confused with coriander, also known as "cilantro".
Culantro
Eryngium foetidum leaves, with a US ruler for scale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Apiaceae
Genus:
Eryngium
Species:
E. foetidum
Binomial name
Eryngium foetidum
L.
Synonyms[1]
Eryngium antihystericum Rottler
Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae. Common names include culantro (/kuːˈlɑːntroʊ/ or /kuːˈlæntroʊ/), recao, chadon beni, Mexican coriander, bandhaniya, long coriander, Burmese coriander, sawtooth coriander, and ngò gai.[2][3] It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, but is cultivated worldwide, mostly in the tropics as a perennial, but sometimes in temperate climates as an annual.
In the United States, the common name culantro sometimes causes confusion with cilantro, a common name for the leaves of Coriandrum sativum (also in Apiaceae but in a different genus), of which culantro is said to taste like a stronger version.[4]
^"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^"Eryngium foetidum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^"Culantro". WorldCrops. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
^Ramcharan, C. (1999). "Culantro: A much utilized, little understood herb". In: J. Janick (ed.), Perspectives on new crops and new uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia; p. 506–509.
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