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Coleus amboinicus, synonym Plectranthus amboinicus, [1] is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae [2] with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. Coleus amboinicus is considered to be native to parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India, [3] although it is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. [2]
Oregano is a woody perennial plant, growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall, with opposite leaves1–4 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. The flowers which can be white, pink or light purple, are 3–4 mm ( 1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 16 in) long, and produced in erect spikes in summer.
The oils, as well as poultices made from leaves and flowers, are also commonly used for traditional medicine. [16] [12] The leaves contain compounds that are poisonous to fish and can be used as fish poison. [16] The sap of the tree is poisonous and is used to make poison arrows in Samoa. [20] The mature fruit is poisonous enough to use as rat ...
Callaloo (/ ˌ k æ l ə ˈ l uː / KAL-ə-LOO, [1] Jamaican Patois:; many spelling variants, such as kallaloo, calaloo, calalloo, calaloux, or callalloo) [2] [3] is a plant used in popular dishes in many Caribbean countries, while for other Caribbean countries, a stew made with the plant is called callaloo.
The fruit is a long, cylindrical legume pod of varying size and shape. [3] [4]: 341 The types of fruit produced by different species of Indigofera can also be divided into broad categories that again show great variation. The three basic types of fruit categories can be separated by their curvature including straight, slightly curved, and ...
Crescentia (calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas) is a genus of six species [2] of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. [1]
Rubus ulmifolius is a species of wild blackberry known by the English common name elmleaf blackberry or thornless blackberry and the Spanish common name zarzamora.It is native to Europe and North Africa, and has also become naturalized in parts of the United States (especially California), Australia, and southern South America.
Litsea garciae, also known as engkala, engkalak, kangkala, pangalaban and Borneo avocado, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lauraceae and genus Litsea. [2] [3] [better source needed] It is native to Taiwan, the Philippines, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi.