Perilla (Perilla frutescens)
Description
Perilla frutescens, commonly called perilla is a species of Perilla in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and grown in the Korean peninsula, Southern China and India. A variety of this plant, P. frutescens var. crispa or "shiso", is also widely consumed. Along with other plants in the genus Perilla, the plant is commonly called "perilla". It is also referred to as "Korean perilla", due to its extensive cultivation in Korea and use in Korean cuisine. In Korean, the name kkae (깨) refers to both the plant and the seed of sesame and perilla. Sesame is called chamkkae (참깨; literally "true kkae"), while perilla is called deulkkae (들깨; literally "wild kkae"). Because of this, deulkkae is sometimes mistranslated as "wild sesame". It is called egoma (エゴマ/荏胡麻) in Japanese, and sūzi (苏子/蘇子) or zĭsū (紫苏/紫蘇) in Chinese. The leaves are called "perilla", "perilla leaves", or "Korean perilla leaves" in English, and kkaennip (깻잎; literally "kkae leaf") in Korean. It is called egomanoha (エゴマの葉) in Japanese, and sūyè (苏叶/蘇葉) or sūziyè (苏子叶/蘇子葉) in Chinese.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Lamiaceae
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Genus: Perilla
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