Apiaceae FAMILY

Bunium persicum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bunium persicum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing from underground tubers; it produces one or more stems that branch from the middle, growing from 40 - 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of an essential oil. It is occasionally cultivated for its edible seeds, which are used as a cumin-like flavouring[ 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. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSouth-eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan northwestern India

HabitatGentle exposed mountain slopes in C. Asia[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Dry scrubby slopes in the Himalayas[ 145 Title Forest Flora of Srinagar. Publication Author Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1976 ISBN - Description A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses. ].