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The tropical grass species Cenchrus clandestinus (previously Pennisetum clandestinum) is known by several common names, most often Kikuyu grass. It is native to the highland regions of East Africa that is home to the Kikuyu people. Because of its rapid growth and aggressive nature, it is categorised as a noxious weed in some regions.
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They are sold covered in a powdery coating of an anise (sometimes licorice), li hing (red powder made from plum seeds), salt, and sugar mixture called "kiamoy powder" or kiam-muy-hoon (Hokkien Chinese: 鹹梅 粉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-muî hún; lit. 'salted plum powder'). They are characteristically bright red, orange, or light brown in color.
The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) is a research institute of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the national biotechnology research center and repository for all crops other than rice , which is handled by the Philippine Rice Research Institute .
Aquilaria malaccensis is a species of plant in the family Thymelaeaceae.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, also Thailand.
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr., commonly known as Manila grass, is a species of mat-forming, perennial grass native to temperate coastal southeastern Asia and northern Australasia, from southern Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan, and southern China (Guangdong, Hainan) south through Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to northern Australia (northeast Queensland), and west to the Cocos ...
Gnetum gnemon is a gymnosperm species of Gnetum, its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands. [3] Common names include gnetum, joint fir, two leaf, melinjo/belinjo , bago , and tulip . [4]
African nightshade is an erect dicot with many branches, growing 0.5 to 1.0 m (1 ft 8 in to 3 ft 3 in) high. [4] The plant has thin, oval leaves which are about 15 cm (6 in) in length and purplish in colour. [4]