''Coriandrum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of herbs in the family
Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...
containing the cultivated species ''
'' (coriander) and the wild species ''
Coriandrum tordylium''. The leaves and seeds of ''Coriandrum sativum'' are used in cooking. The leaves are often referred to as cilantro in North America.
It is also in Tribe
Coriandreae.
References
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Apioideae
Apiaceae genera