LIQUORICE LICORICE

LIQUORICE, LICORICE or cultivated licorice GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA, FABACEAE, is a perennial plant by its root which reaches 1m to 1m50, the flowers are grouped in erect clusters, of a more…

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RADISH

The large plant family of brassicales or BRASSICACEAE(formerly cruciferous) includes the genus raphanus (mainly the various radishes and wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and other genera also interesting because they include…

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BLACK PEPPER

BLACK PEPPER, PIPER NIGRUM, PIPERACEAE, is one of the oldest and most important spices;300 years BC, the Greeks were already using it. In the Middle Ages, only the very rich…

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PLANTAIN

There are several hundred species of PLANTAIN, PLANTAGINACEAE, around the world. Plantains from temperate regions are common perennials but adaptable to tropical or subtropical climates, they are therefore found all…

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MORINGA DRUMSTICK TREE

MORINGA OLEIFERA, MORINGACEAE, DRUMSTICK TREE, HORSERADISH TREE is a small tree native to tropical Asia, naturalized and cultivated in many tropical countries. It is a fairly drought-resistant tree, easy to…

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MINT SPEARMINT PEPPERMINT

The botanical determination of mints (LABIATEAE=LAMIACEAE) is not simple because they hybridize easily, so we found sometimes mints that are difficult to classify, they are forms of transition between so-called…

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LAVENDER

Lavenders(LABIATEAE), are typical shrubs of the Mediterranean region (hot and dry in summer, humid in winter ) and they develop well in limestone soils at medium and low altitude (0…

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LANTANA

The lantana genus is found in all the tropical or sub-tropical regions of the world. Both species LANTANA CAMARA, LANTANA INVOLUCRATA, VERBENACEAE are probably native to the West Indies and…

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