Shiso
Variety of plant in the mint family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a culinary variety of perilla. For the other variety, see Perilla frutescens. For the city in Japan, see Shisō, Hyōgo.
Perilla frutescens var. crispa, also known by its Japanese name shiso, is a cultigen of Perilla frutescens, a herb in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the mountainous regions of China and India, but is now found worldwide. The plant occurs in several forms, as defined by the characteristics of their leaves, including red, green, bicolor, and ruffled. Shiso is perennial and may be cultivated as an annual in temperate climates. Different parts of the plant are used in East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine.
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Shiso | |
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Red shiso | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Perilla |
Species: | |
Variety: | P. f. var. crispa |
Trinomial name | |
Perilla frutescens var. crispa (Thunb.) H.Deane | |
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