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CORIANDRUM SATIVUM. 



Common Coriander. 



Class Y. Pentandria.— Orc?er II. Digynia, 



Nat. Ord. Umbellifer^. 



Gen. Char. Calya: of hve teeth. Petals ohcordsite, with 

 an inflexed point ; the outer ones radiant, bifid. Fruit 

 globose. Carpels with five, primary, depressed, wavy 

 ridges ; the four secondary ridges prominent and ca- 

 rinated. Channels without vitta;, the inner face of the 

 carpel having two vittse. General involucre none ; 

 partial on one side. 



Spec. Char. 

 shaped. 



Lower leaves bipinnate ; leaflets wedge- 



Latin 





SYNONYMES. 



Greek xofiov ; xopiutvov, 



'' Coriandrum majus. Bauh. Pin. 158. 

 Coriandrum. Ger. Em. 1012. Rati Hist. 270. Syn. 221. 

 Coriannon sive Coriandrum. Fuchs. 345. 

 Coriandrum vulgare. Park. Theatr. 918. 



L Coriandrum sativum. Lin. Sp. PI. 367. Eng. Bot. t. 67- 

 French. . . . Coriandre. 

 Italian .... Coriandro ; Coriandolo. 

 Spanish . . . Cilantro ; Culantro. 

 Portuguese Coentro. 

 German . . Koriander ; Wanzendille. 

 Dutch .... Koriander. 

 Swedish . . Coriander. 

 Polish .... Koryander; Koriandrze. 



Rus!i Koriander. 



Bengalee , . Dunya. 

 Sanscrit . . . Dhanyaka. 

 Tamool . . Cottamillie. 

 Hebrew ... Ghad, 



