Apiaceae FAMILY

Trachyspermum roxburghianum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ajmud is an erect, usually much branched annual plant growing 20 - 100cm tall. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in India but also to a lesser degree in much of southeast Asia, for its seed which is used in curries[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Original habitat is unknown, it probably arose in India through cultivation.

HabitatNot known in a truly wild situation, but adventive on forest margins and in ruderal areas as an escape from cultivation[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].