Porophyllum ruderale

Bolivian coriander

Bolivian coriander or cilantro Peruvian ( Porophyllum ruderal ) is a plant from the sunflower family ( Asteraceae).

Use

Its leaves can be used for seasoning food. Typically, this plant is cultivated in Mexico and South America and is used primarily for use salsa or Llajhua there. Their taste is described as a cross between arugula, cilantro and rue skipjack.

Name

Since its leaves can be used for seasoning food, is also the name " coriander " in use, although this species to an entirely different plant family belongs as the well-known in Europe herb coriander ( Coriandrum sativum ) of the family Umbelliferae ( Apiaceae ).

Trivial names in other languages ​​are: Spanish: yerba porosa in Mexico: Papalo or papaloquelite, in Peru and Bolivia killi or quillquiña, quilquiña or quirquiña; Portuguese: Couve Cravinho, Couvinha, Cravo De Urubu, Erva Couvinha.

Description

When Bolivian coriander is an annual herbaceous plant which can reach maximum plant height of about 1.50 meters and a diameter of about 1 meter. The leaves are bare and broadly oval to ovate. The leaf margin is smooth or notched coarse and easily.

In total inflorescences many basket- shaped part inflorescences stand together. The flower heads have a long cylindrical shell of a few green bracts. The flower heads contain only tubular flowers. The petals are inconspicuous greenish crowded to whitish or slightly reddish. The petals are clearly dominated by the yellow pencils.

Occurrence

Porophyllum ruderale grows wild in front of the southern North America and Central America and in many parts of South America.

The plant grows on dry slopes or roadsides. In Bolivia, they grow freely to the cold highlands.

System

Synonyms for Porophyllum ruderal ( Jacq. ) Cass. are: .. .. . Cacalia Porophyllum L., Cacalia ruderalis Sw, Kleinia Porophyllum Willd, Kleinia ruderale Jacq, Porophyllum ellipticum Cass, Porophyllum genuinum Urb, Porophyllum Porophyllum Kuntze.

There are two subspecies of Porophyllum ruderal ( Jacq. ) Cass.:

  • Porophyllum ruderale subsp. macrocephalum ( DC.) RRJohnson: She comes from the Mexican highlands.
  • Porophyllum ruderal ( Jacq. ) Cass. subsp. ruderal

Swell

  • Description in the Flora of North America. (English )
Asteroideae Genus Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Henri Cassini Llajwa Middle America (region)
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