Elwendia persica

Elwendia persica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Bunium
Species:	B. persicum
Binomial name
	Bunium persicum; (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch.
Synonyms
	Carum heterophyllum Regel & Schmalh.; Carum persicum Boiss.;

Bunium persicum is a plant species in the family Apiaceae that was previously included in genus Carum. It is related to cumin (Cuminum cyminum).

The closely related species Bunium bulbocastanum, which is used as a spice and as a vegetable, and commonly called great pignut,^[3] black zira,^[3] or earthnut,^[3] was previously considered to be a synonym of B. persicum.^[4]

References

^ "Bunium persicum information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
^ ^a ^b ^c "USDA GRIN Taxonomy, entry for Bunium bulbocastanum".
^ Komarov, V.L.; Yuzepchuk, S.V. 1939. Flora of the USSR. In Flora of the USSR.

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[GRIN-1] "Bunium persicum information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

[2] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".

[GRINb-3] "USDA GRIN Taxonomy, entry for Bunium bulbocastanum".

[4] Komarov, V.L.; Yuzepchuk, S.V. 1939. Flora of the USSR. In Flora of the USSR.

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