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Cymbopogon citratus is abundant in the Philippines and Indonesia where it is known as tanglad or sereh, respectively. Its fragrant leaves are traditionally used in cooking, particularly for lechon and roasted chicken. [9]
Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, oily heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Indian pangolin. M. crassicaudata E. Geoffroy, 1803: Indian subcontinent (current range in blue) Size: 51–75 cm (20–30 in) long, with a 33 to 47 cm (13 to 19 in) long tail and a weight of 10–16 kg (22–35 lb) [2]
The word galangal, or its variant galanga or archaically galingale, can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant species in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family, namely: Alpinia galanga, also called greater galangal, lengkuas, Siamese ginger or laos; Alpinia officinarum, or lesser galangal
Macaranga tanarius is a plant found in South East Asia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, South China, Taiwan, and eastern Australia.It is commonly seen as a pioneer species in disturbed rainforest areas.
Santalum album is included in the family Santalaceae, and is commonly known as white or East Indian sandalwood. [8] The name, Santalum ovatum, used by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810) was described as a synonym of this species by Alex George in 1984. [9] The epithet album refers to the "white" of the heartwood.
Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. [1] They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine.
Tagetes (/ t æ ˈ dʒ iː t iː z /) is a genus [3] of 50 species of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae. They are among several groups of plants known in English as marigolds. The genus Tagetes was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [4] [5]