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Syzygium aromaticum
About
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring, or fragrance in consumer products, such as toothpaste, soaps, or cosmetics. Cloves are available throughout the year owing to different harvest seasons across various countries.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Syzygium aromaticum
- Slug
- syzygium-aromaticum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Species
- aromaticum
- Wikidata QID
- Q26736
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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