CLASSIFICATION
TAXON
Trachyspermum strictocarpum
FAMILY
Apiaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Trachyspermum Link
Taxon Note
Trachyspermum strictocarpum is the currently updated scientific name as per ICBN (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). The correct name may not be updated or its acceptance pending in certain databases.
Synonymous GRIN Taxon
Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC.) Craib
Plant Description
Much-branched, erect annual. Stem glabrous. Leaves bi-pinnate; leaflets deeply cut into linear-lanceolate segments; petiole with broad sheath, margin membranous, ciliolate. Flowers white. Primary umbels 5-10 rayed, bracteate; bracts 3-6, linear. Styles long, recurved in the fruit; fruit ovoid, glabrous, brown.
Flowering & Fruiting Period: August – October.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi