Torilis leptophylla
(L.) Rchb.f.
ApiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, Central Asia, Pakistan, Tajikistan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 60 cm tall. The leaves are twice divided. The fruit are oval and 4 mm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Torilis leptophylla is a species of hedge parsleys in the Apiaceae known as bristlefruit hedgeparsley.
Names & Synonyms
Dhaniyal
Anthriscus leptophylla (L.) Koso-Pol.Caucalis bifrons Coss. & Durieu ex BallCaucalis humilis Jacq.Caucalis leptophylla L.Daucus leptophyllus (L.) Scop.Torilis xanthotricha Stankovand others
References (2)
- Amin, M., et al, 2023, Edible wild plant species used by different linguistic groups of Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 19:6 p 13
- Awan, M. R., et al, 2011, Studies on traditional knowledge of economically important plants of Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(16), pp. 3958-3967
