Article Nº 0974 Plant Vol. I · p. 549
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
Original title: Coentro (Coriandrum sativum)
Coriander, an annual umbellifer of Eastern origin widely grown in Madeiran kitchen gardens, whose fruits are used in cooking.
An annual umbellifer, widely grown in Madeiran kitchen gardens. It originates from the East and has pinnatisect leaves, the lower ones less deeply cut than the upper, and umbels with short peduncles, lacking or almost lacking an involucre. Its semi-globose fruits are stimulant and carminative and are used in cookery.