Syzygium aromaticum: Difference between revisions

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Syzygium aromaticum subsp. var.

Clove

Habit:		tree
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	50 ft	15 ft
Height:	⇕	The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 50 ft
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Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	evergreen, edible
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		11 to 12
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Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Myrtaceae >

Syzygium

aromaticum

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Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisines all over the world.

The clove tree is an evergreen which grows to a height ranging from 8–12 m, having large square leaves and sanguine flowers in numerous groups of terminal clusters. The flower buds are at first of a pale color and gradually become green, after which they develop into a bright red, when they are ready for collecting. Cloves are harvested when 1.5–2 cm long, and consist of a long calyx, terminating in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals which form a small ball in the center.

[hide]Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Syzygium aromaticum (Eugenia aromatica, Baill., not Berg. Caryophyllus aromdticus, Linn. E. caryophyllata, Thunb. Jambosa Caryophyllus, Ndz.). Clove Tree. Lvs. ovate-oblong, acute, strongly tapering to the conspicuous petiole, 2-5 in. long, coriaceous, dotted; lateral veins numerous, parallel, the cross-veinlets obscure: fls. in terminal trichotomous cymes, pale purple, only ¼ in. across. Moluccas.—Widely cult, in the tropics. The fls. are the cloves of commerce. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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+'''Cloves''' (''Syzygium aromaticum'', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Eugenia aromaticum'' or ''Eugenia caryophyllata'') are the aromatic dried [[flower]] [[bud]]s of a tree in the family [[Myrtaceae]]. Cloves are native to [[Indonesia]] and used as a [[spice]] in cuisines all over the world.
+The clove tree is an [[evergreen]] which grows to a height ranging from 8–12&nbsp;m, having large square [[leaf|leaves]] and sanguine flowers in numerous groups of terminal clusters. The flower buds are at first of a pale color and gradually become green, after which they develop into a bright red, when they are ready for collecting. Cloves are harvested when 1.5–2&nbsp;cm long, and consist of a long [[calyx (botany)|calyx]], terminating in four spreading [[sepal]]s, and four unopened petals which form a small ball in the center.
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 Syzygium aromaticum (Eugenia aromatica, Baill., not Berg. Caryophyllus aromdticus, Linn. E. caryophyllata, Thunb. Jambosa Caryophyllus, Ndz.). Clove Tree. Lvs. ovate-oblong, acute, strongly tapering to the conspicuous petiole, 2-5 in. long, coriaceous, dotted; lateral veins numerous, parallel, the cross-veinlets obscure: fls. in terminal trichotomous cymes, pale purple, only ¼ in. across. Moluccas.—Widely cult, in the tropics. The fls. are the cloves of commerce.
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+File:Starr 080103-1434 Syzygium aromaticum.jpg| photo 1
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+File:Syzygium aromaticum drying.jpg| photo 2
-Image:ClovesDried.jpg|Dried cloves
+File:Cloves.JPG| photo 3
-Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+File:Clove tree North Sulawesi.JPG
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