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Kangina [a] (Dari: کنگینه, lit. 'treasure', Dari pronunciation: [kʌn'ɡiːnɜ] ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is the traditional Afghan technique of preserving fresh fruit , particularly grapes , in airtight discs (also called kangina ) formed from mud and straw.
The corkscrew vine, Cochliasanthus caracalla, has highly fragrant, [3] [8] multicolored, corkscrew or spiral shaped flowers [9] and is not an invasive plant. This image illustrates how truly unique the shape and colors of this plant's petals are. More specifically, the flowers are white with purple streaks that fade to cream and then to yellow ...
In rural Afghanistan, grapes are preserved in disc-shaped vessels made of mud and straw, called kangina. The vessels, which can preserve fresh grapes for up to 6 months, passively control their internal environments to restrict gas exchange and water loss, prolonging the lives of late-harvested grapes stored within them. [15]
A liana is a long-stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. [1] The word liana does not refer to a taxonomic grouping, but rather a habit of plant growth – much like tree or shrub .
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides is a fast-growing, [7] twining, herbaceous vine that reaches a height of 5 metres (16 ft) to 10 metres (33 ft). [ 8 ] It features smooth, subcylindrical, glabrous or puberulous stems that become slightly woody as they age.
Bignonia capreolata is a vine commonly referred to as crossvine. [3] The common name refers to the cross-shaped pattern revealed when the stem is cut; this pattern results from four radial wedges of phloem embedded within the stem's xylem. [4]
Cissus hypoglauca is a large woody vine. The name water-vine comes from the fact that the woody sections of the vine may be cut into sections and the sap that drips from the sections may be drunk as water. The leaves are palmate, and are usually arranged in a group of five. Leaves elliptic or ovate in shape, slightly toothed or entire.
Apocynaceae (/ ə ˌ p ɑː s ə ˈ n eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /, from Apocynum, Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, [1] because some taxa were used as dog poison.