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
Greenhouse Locator Map:
- Spice at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, August 04, 2016.
Greenhouse Locator Map:
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25 Accessions:
- 1307: Acmella oleracea - Toothache Plant - Asteraceae
- 2305: Allium schoenoprasum - Chives - Amaryllidaceae
- 1212: Alpinia zerumbet - Shell Ginger - Zingiberaceae
- 1309: Bixa orellana - Annatto - Bixaceae
- 1106: Capsicum chinense - Indian Chile - Solanaceae
- 1202: Cinnamomum verum - Ceylon Cinnamon - Lauraceae
- 2101: Crocus sativus - Saffron Crocus - Iridaceae
- 3205: Curcuma longa - Turmeric - Zingiberaceae
- 1202: Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom - Zingiberaceae
- 2316: Houttuynia cordata - Chameleon Plant, Heartleaf, Giap ca, Dokudami - Saururaceae
- 2104: Laurus nobilis - Laurel, Sweet Bay - Lauraceae
- 1205: Murraya koenigii - Curry Leaf Tree - Rutaceae
- 1304: Phyla scaberrima - Aztec Sweet Herb - Verbenaceae
- 1303: Pimenta dioica - Allspice, Jamaican Pepper - Myrtaceae
- 1312: Piper auritum - Mexican Pepperleaf, Hoja Santa , Veracruz Pepper, False Kava - Piperaceae W/C
- 1203: Piper nigrum - Black Pepper - Piperaceae
- 2101: Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary - Lamiaceae
- 2102: Ruta graveolens - Common Rue, Herb-of-Grace - Rutaceae
- 1212: Saccharum officinarum - Sugar Cane - Poaceae
- 1308: Stevia rebaudiana - Sweetleaf - Asteraceae
- 1104: Tamarindus indica - Tamarind - Fabaceae
- 3228: Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
- 1102: Vanilla pompona - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
- 2101: Vitex Agnus-castus - Chaste Tree - Lamiaceae
- 1215: Zingiber officinale - Common Ginger - Zingiberaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering = Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession