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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Spice Plants

A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, berry, bud or other vegetable substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are parts of leafy green plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Many spices have antimicrobial properties. This may explain why spices are more commonly used in warmer climates, which have more infectious diseases, and why the use of spices is proeminent in meat, which is particularly susceptible to spoiling. Spices are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics or perfume production, or as a vegetable.1

  1. Spice at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, August 04, 2016.

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24 Accessions:

Allium schoenoprasum Bixa orellana Curcuma longa Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Murraya koenigii Piper nigrum Rosmarinus officinalis Saccharum officinarum Vanilla pompona

  • Acmella oleracea - Toothache Plant, Para Cress - Asteraceae
  • Allium schoenoprasum - Chives - Amaryllidaceae
  • Alpinia zerumbet - Zingiberaceae
  • Bixa orellana - Annatto, Lipstick Tree - Bixaceae
  • Capsicum chinense - Indian Chile - Solanaceae
  • Cinnamomum verum - Ceylon Cinnamon - Lauraceae
  • Curcuma longa - Turmeric - Zingiberaceae
  • Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom - Zingiberaceae
  • Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom - Zingiberaceae
  • Houttuynia cordata - Chameleon Plant, Heartleaf, Giap ca, Dokudami - Saururaceae
  • Laurus nobilis - Laurel, Sweet Bay - Lauraceae
  • Murraya koenigii - Curry Leaf Tree, Sweet Neem - Rutaceae
  • Phyla scaberrima - Aztec Sweet Herb - Verbenaceae
  • Pimenta dioica - Allspice, Jamaican Pepper - Myrtaceae
  • Piper auritum - Mexican Pepperleaf, Hoja Santa , Veracruz Pepper, False Kava - Piperaceae W/C
  • Piper nigrum - Black Pepper, White Pepper - Piperaceae
  • Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary - Lamiaceae
  • Ruta graveolens - Common Rue, Herb-of-Grace - Rutaceae
  • Saccharum officinarum - Sugar Cane - Poaceae
  • Tamarindus indica - Tamarind - Fabaceae
  • Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • Vanilla pompona - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • Vitex Agnus-castus - Chaste Tree - Lamiaceae
  • Zingiber officinale - Canton Ginger, Common Ginger - Zingiberaceae

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