Cuminum

Cuminum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cuminum
L.
Species

including:

  • Cuminum borszczowii
  • Cuminum cyminum
  • Cuminum setifolium
  • Cuminum sudanense

Cuminum is a genus of four flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. The most significant is Cuminum cyminum, source for the cumin seeds that are a popular spice.[1]

Notes

  1. "Cuminum". The Plant List. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2013.