Trachyspermum — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Trachyspermum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
EdibleMedicinal
Trachyspermum ammi
Trachyspermum ammi
Family: Apiaceae
Cultivation
Ajowan is a plant mainly of temperate areas with hot summers, though it can also be grown in the tropics and subtropics, where it is cultivated at elevations from near sea level up to 2,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 16 - 24°c, but can tolerate 10 - 30°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 1,000mm, but tolerates 700 - 1,100mm.
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EdibleMedicinal
Trachyspermum roxburghianum
Trachyspermum roxburghianum
Family: Apiaceae
Cultivation
The plant is cultivated in southeast Asia at elevations up to 750 metres. The plant seems to prefer not too heavy, fertile, calcareous soils.
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