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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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data regenerated on Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:13:55 -0400

25 Accessions:

Allium schoenoprasum Alpinia zerumbet Bixa orellana Cinnamomum verum Curcuma longa Elettaria cardamomum Murraya koenigii Piper nigrum Rosmarinus officinalis Saccharum officinarum Stevia rebaudiana Tamarindus indica Vanilla planifolia Vanilla pompona Zingiber officinale

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  • {1} Vanilla pompona - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {2} Tamarindus indica - Tamarind - Fabaceae
  • {3} Capsicum chinense - Indian Chile - Solanaceae
  • {4} Cinnamomum verum - Ceylon Cinnamon - Lauraceae
  • {4} Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom - Zingiberaceae
  • {5} Piper nigrum - Black Pepper - Piperaceae
  • {6} Murraya koenigii - Curry Leaf Tree - Rutaceae
  • {7} Alpinia zerumbet - Shell Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {7} Saccharum officinarum - Sugar Cane - Poaceae
  • {8} Zingiber officinale - Common Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {9} Pimenta dioica - Allspice, Jamaican Pepper - Myrtaceae
  • {10} Phyla scaberrima - Aztec Sweet Herb - Verbenaceae
  • {11} Acmella oleracea - Toothache Plant - Asteraceae
  • {12} Stevia rebaudiana - Sweetleaf - Asteraceae
  • {13} Bixa orellana - Annatto - Bixaceae
  • {14} Piper auritum - Mexican Pepperleaf, Hoja Santa , Veracruz Pepper, False Kava - Piperaceae W/C
  • {15} Crocus sativus - Saffron Crocus - Iridaceae
  • {15} Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary - Lamiaceae
  • {15} Vitex Agnus-castus - Chaste Tree - Lamiaceae
  • {16} Ruta graveolens - Common Rue, Herb-of-Grace - Rutaceae
  • {17} Laurus nobilis - Laurel, Sweet Bay - Lauraceae
  • {18} Allium schoenoprasum - Chives - Amaryllidaceae
  • {19} Houttuynia cordata - Chameleon Plant, Heartleaf, Giap ca, Dokudami - Saururaceae
  • {20} Curcuma longa - Turmeric - Zingiberaceae
  • {21} Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
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= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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