Species
Cumin
Cuminum cyminum
Varieties
1 entriesCuminum cyminum is an annual in Apiaceae with leaves divided into long, narrow segments.
Botanical characteristics
Small flowers form compound umbels: each main umbel branches into smaller flower clusters. Its annual, frost-sensitive growth distinguishes the reference from caraway, Carum carvi, which is commonly described as biennial. The botanical names keep these similarly named aromatic plants separate.
An annual umbellifer for sowing
The Cumin article is a seed-for-sowing reference for seed retailers and garden centres.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Cuminum cyminum
- Common names
- cominho, comino, cumin, cumin de malte, cumin vrai, cuminho, cumino, cwmin, kemmun, komijn, kreuzkümmel, safed-zira, spidskommen, spiskummin, zi ran qin, zira
- Synonyms
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- Cuminia cyminum, Cuminum aegyptiacum, Cuminum cyminum var. hispanicum, Cuminum hispanicum, Cuminum odorum, Cuminum sativum, Cyminon longeinvolucellatum, Ligusticum cuminum, Luerssenia cyminum, Selinum cuminum
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Cuminum
- Species
- Cuminum cyminum