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Pimpinella heyneana

Pimpinella heyneana (Wall. ex DC.) Benth., Gen. Pl. 1: 894 1867. (Syn: Anethum trifoliatum Roxb.; Carum heyneanum (Wall.) Franch.; Heliosciadium heyneanum Wall. ex DC.; Pimpinella heyneana Wall.; Pimpinella multiradiata Santapau (ambiguous synonym); Seseli zeylanicum Herb. Rottl. ex C. B. Cl.; Sium triternatum Moon (ambiguous synonym));
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India (E- to peninsular India), Thailand, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Chin), Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life;
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commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Gujarati: કાવર kavar, નાડગી ઓવા nadgi ova, નગડી ઓવા nagdi-ova • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/06/pimpinella-heyneana-dc-benth-hookf.html
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pim-pi-NEL-uh — from a word meaning bi-pinnate … Dave’s Botanary
hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency … Wikipedia
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Erect or decumbent herbs, stem terete. Leaves alternate, 5-7 cm across, lower leaves orbicular, upper ones 3-lobed, base cordate, toothed; petiole 1-6 cm long, sheathing at base. Umbels terminal, panicled; rays 10; secondary rays many, each 3 cm long. Flowers 9-16 in an umbellule, 1.5 mm across, white; pedicels 5 mm long; calyx shortly 5-toothed; petals 5, 1 mm long, orbicular; stamens 5. Fruit 3 x 2 mm, ovate, densely villous, rugose.

Flowering and fruiting: October-February.
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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KAS Week DS_091012_01 For id:
Requesting id for this white cluster – from Kas 22nd Sep 2012.

Perhaps Apium sp.

Pimpinella heyneana of Apiaceae.

Please help me to identify this Umbellate plant.
Height: 3 feet
Leaf: 10-12cm
Flower: 0.3cm across
Date: 28 Jul 2012
Place: Valparai, TN
Alt.: 930 m asl
Habitat: wet (near a driblet)

Perhaps it is Angelica sp.

May be some Sanicula species as images appear similar to Sanicula elata

Cicuta sp? i hope its not Cicuta maculata

my god, how did it ever get here? but
And it may be what we already have seen in FOi here :
Cicuta virens or cowbane
Although FOI lists //shows one from Haryana.
Can you talk with Muthu and get more info?

Does not look like S. elata !

Thanks, …,
But it looks different from Cicuta virosa as per

This appears to be Sanicula elata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (syn. S. europea var. elata). It is common in temperate regions of W.Ghats (Nilgiri and Pulney hills) above 1500 m altitude.

The species is identified as Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth.
Common species in evergreen forests.

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327 ID wild climber: 2o high res. images.
Please ID wild climber, very rare,
Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 16.07.2022, 03.35pm
Habitat: wild, moisture, misty rock, hilly, wind
Plant habit: climbing branches, weak fleshy stem 08mm diameter, aromatic, annual
Height: 03 feet
Leaves: alternate, tripinnate, leaflets oblong apex flexible serrated margins, aromatic taste and smell, size upto:08×01cm
Flower: terminal racemose, diameter:02.5mm, white, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

Characters are matched with Ranunculaceae,

Clematis sp.,

I don’t think so, sorry, it is not a climber but erect or obliques if no support. The whole plant is fleshy from base to top and highly aromatic smell and taste having two feet height and flowers have good fragrance. Sharing more images clicked today.

Please check Apiaceae !

Pl. check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/06/apiaceae/

Great dear …  Yes, it is, thank you very much for ID my plant,

Could not find a match as per comparative images at Apiaceae.
Can it be some Pimpinella species?

Could it be some species of Artemisia….? A close-up of flower is highly warranted…

Apiaceae !

Then it could be Bunium sp.

Pimpinella heyneana (Wall. ex DC.) Benth. ??

Yes, it is Pimpinella heyneana, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,

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Names of Plants in India :: Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.: 1 image.
Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

pim-pi-NEL-uh — from a word meaning bi-pinnate … Dave’s Botanary
hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency … Wikipedia

commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra

known for: whole plant, root, flowers, seeds

botanical names: Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. … homotypic synonyms: Carum heyneanum (DC.) Franch. • Helosciadium heyneanum DC. … heterotypic synonyms: Anethum trifoliatum Roxb. • Seseli zeylanicum Rottler ex C.B.Clarke • Sium triternatum Moon … and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 2026

Bibliography / etymology / notes

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
three-leaf pimpinel
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India … (accessed: June 27, 2026)
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma
  • Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2012). – Biodiversity of Kodachadri hill range, Western Ghats. … (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma — translates directly to “Wild Ajwain”; the local Kannada-speaking hill communities named it after its highly aromatic, ridges-and-furrows umbellifer seed structure that strongly mimics carom or cumin seeds. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados
  • Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. … (downloaded: 21 Sept 2020)
  • V D Vartak (1966) – Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados — A historical vernacular name documented in Dalgado’s 1898 Flora. A linguistic hybrid combining the Konkani Ran (wild) with a corruption of the Portuguese Erva-doce (Aniseed / “Sweet Herb”), denoting its identity as a wild anise relative. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera
  • K A Anil Kumar and P S Udayan – Plant diversity of the Attappady hills, Western Ghats :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga – a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • കോഴി (Kozhi) — literally means “fowl” or “chicken”. In traditional Western Ghats tribal nomenclature, the prefix Kozhi – is frequently given to wild herbs of which parts resemble tufted floral/seed arrangements, or leaves alluding to claws/feet of forest birds / wild jungle fowls. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
डोंगर जिरा dongar jira
  • Mulay JR, Sharma PP. – Some Underutilised Plant Resources as a source of food from Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. – Discovery, 2014, 9(23), 58-64 … (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • While native Marathi defaults to Jire (जिरे), the spelling Jira (जिरा) reflects a localized Hindi/Urdu linguistic influence specific to the historical Deccan trade corridors like Ahmednagar (officially renamed as Ahilyanagar), where the masculine Hindi suffix was absorbed into regional botanical naming. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin … spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
तिरिओ tirio
~~~~~ NAGPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नागपुरी), Kaithi (historically) … spoken in: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha … spoken by: Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan … other names for this language: Sadri, Sadani
मारचइया marcheia
  • Records of the Botanical Survey of India … (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • Kirtikar, K.R.; Basu, B.D. – Indian Medicinal Plants Vol 2 … (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • मारचइया marcheia — A regional forest name recorded in the Jaspur tract. Likely an aromatic descriptor related to the pungent or spicy scent profile (marcha/marich) of the crushed wild umbellifer seeds. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi
  • Yercaud Ilango – Tamil names of Botanical names … (downloaded: Jun 23, 2022)
  • செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi — translates to “The Wealthy Person’s Plant”. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra
  • SH, Baquer & ISR, Krishna & Bhakshu, Mahmmad & Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2008). Proceedings of the National Seminar on Conservation of Eastern Ghats: Flora. … (downloaded: June 27, 2026)
  • The name konda jeelakarra (“Hill Cumin”) perfectly reflects its specific mountain ecology and its cumin-like umbellifer fruits. … compiled from the web.
  • A variant “Adivi jeelakarra” (అడివి జీലకర్ర) exists as an unverified field proxy in singular Srikakulam tribal logs. [↗]. … compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, *Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu

* no given name / no name found / shared vernacular names in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 21:57 26-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 17:08 27-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Kozhijeerakam is the correct English spelling.

Gujarati names added …

commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Gujarati: કાવર kavar, નાડગી ઓવા nadgi ova • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra

Further Gujarati name added …

commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Gujarati: કાવર kavar, નાડગી ઓવા nadgi ova, નગડી ઓવા nagdi-ova • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra

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Updated on September 5, 2026

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