What is the local name for parsley?
Parsley leaf has been confused with Scent Leaf (basil) in NiGeRiA. But the real name for parsley is Ewedu or Ayawyaw. The Apiaceae Herb Family This family is more commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifer. The herbs in this family are flavourful and aromatic and include Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel), Levisticum officinale (Lovage), Petroselinum crispum (Parsley) and Anthriscus cerefolium (Chervil).Parsley is an herb grown for the pungent flavored leaves. Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, is a hardy biennial in the carrot family (Umbelliferae/Apiaceae) generally grown for its flavorful, dark green leaves that are a rich source of vitamin C, vitamin A and iron.
Is parsley called Dhania?
This second name underlines the confusion that can be done with parsley, aromatic grass of the same family: that of the apiaceae. However, their scientific name is very different: Coriandrum sativum for coriander and Petroselinum crispum for parsley. Petroselinum crispum is the biological name of parsley. In the in Indian common languages ie. Hindi it is called as Ajmood, in Kannada it is called as Achu- Mooda, in Malayalam it is called as Seema malli.