coriander, formerly known as coriander, alias: coriander, coriander, Latin name: coriandrum sativum L. An annual or biennial coriander of Umbelliferae, with a strong smell, with a height of 2-1 cm. Roots are spindle-shaped, slender and have many slender branches. Stems are cylindrical, erect, much branched, striped and usually smooth. Rooted leaves have stalks, the style is upright when young, and it bends outward when the fruit is ripe. The fruit is spherical, and the main edge on the back and adjacent secondary edges are obvious. Endosperm is concave on the ventral surface. The tubing is not obvious, or one is located below the secondary edge. Originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe, it is cultivated in Northeast China, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Tibet.