Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Bunium bulbocastanum L. A
• Bunium carum M. Bieb. -> Carum carvi L. A
• Bunium copticum Spreng. -> Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague ex Turrill A
• Bunium flexuosum Stokes -> Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret
• Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch. A

SYNONYM(S) : Carum bulbocastanum (L.) W. D. J. Koch, Sium bulbocastanum Spreng.

ARABIC : Aâkuthâr, Gawz arqam, Talghûtah.

CZECH : Navadna gomoljasta kumina.

DANISH : Jordkastanie.

DUTCH : Aardkastanje.

ENGLISH : Earth chestnut, Earthnut, Great pignut, Pignut , Tuberous caraway.

FINNISH : Maakastanja, Kaukasian kumina.

FRENCH : Châtaigne de terre, Noix de terre.

GERMAN : Erdkastanie, Knollenkümmel, Säukastanie.

HINDI : Kaalaa jiiraa (Kala jira).

ITALIAN : Bulbocastano, Bulbocastano comune, Castagna di terra, Pancaciolo, Terra noce.

NEPALESE : Bhote jiira (Bhote jira), Krishhna jiiraa (Krisna jira).

NORWEGIAN : Knollkarve.

SPANISH : Bulbo castaño.

SWEDISH : Jordkastanj.

TURKISH : Habb ul leziz, Halal, Yer kestanesi.

SYNONYM(S) : Carum bulbocastanum auct., non W. Koch, Carum heterophyllum Regel & Schmalh. , Carum persicum Boiss.

ARABIC : Kamane kirmani.

DUTCH :  Zwarte komijn.

ENGLISH : Black caraway, Black cumin, Kashmiri cumin, Royal cumin (India).

FRENCH : Cumin noir du Kashmir.

GERMAN :  Schwarzer Kreuzkümmel.

GUJARATI :  Shah Jeerun.

HINDI : Kaalaa jiiraa (Kala jeera, Kala jira, Kala zirah) , Kashmiri jeera, Shah jeera ( Shan zirah), Shahi jeera.

ITALIAN :  Comino nero.

JAPANESE :   ブラッククミン   Burakku kumin.

KANNADA :  Jeerigay (Jirige),  ಶಹಾಜೀರಿಗೆ   Shahajirige.

NEPALESE : Himalii jiira, Kaalo jiiraa.

PERSIAN : Zirahe kirmani , Zirahe siyah,       زیره ایرانی     Zire ayrany (Zireh e irani),   زیره کوهی      Zire  kwhy (Zireh kuhi).

PORTUGUESE : Cominho negro.

PUNJABI :   ਕਾਲਾ ਜੀਰਾ    Kala jira.

SANSKRIT : Krishna jeera, Kushna jeerak.

SPANISH : Comino negro della India.

SWEDISH :  Svartkummin.

TAMIL : Shimai shiragam.

TELUGU : Shima jilakan.

URDU :   کالازیرہ     Kalazeera (Kala zira).

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USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?bunium (21 October 2001).

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