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- Telfairia pedata (redirect from Zanzibar oil vine)fleshy, sometimes weighs 60 lbs., 200-300-seeded; seed 1 in. broad, edible. Zanzibar. B.M. 2681; 2751, 2752.—Intro. into S. Calif. but not successful. The seeds...4 KB (115 words) - 10:39, 6 August 2009
- Impatiens walleriana (redirect from Zanzibar balsam)almost purple, and a white variety also exists. Spur is very long and thin. Zanzibar.—Increased by seeds; also by cuttings, which root readily. A greenhouse...3 KB (150 words) - 12:50, 28 March 2021
- Aloe perryi (redirect from Zanzibar aloe)Describe the plant here... photo 1 photo 2 photo 3 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 w:Aloe perryi. Some of the...1 KB (62 words) - 10:55, 12 January 2010
- juice much used as a laxative. The best quality is called "Socotrine or Zanzibar aloes," a product of A. Perryi, which was known by the Greeks of the fourth...11 KB (484 words) - 19:08, 12 January 2010
- "sweet, with the taste of turpentine." Madagascar, Trop. E. Afr., and Zanzibar—Cult. in Trop. Asia and intro. into the southern U. S. CH The above text...3 KB (115 words) - 17:53, 15 July 2009
- scabrous, with longitudinal stripes of lighter green; seeds brown, ⅕ in. long. Zanzibar.— Said to be ornamental and the fruits useful for pickles. CH The above...3 KB (115 words) - 08:28, 15 August 2009
- anther helm-shaped, upright; pollinia 2, with short stalks.—Species 1, in Zanzibar. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may...1 KB (56 words) - 19:36, 10 January 2010
- with yellowish base and greenish segms. shorter than the cylindrical tube. Zanzibar. B.M. 7386. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture...1 KB (62 words) - 11:00, 12 January 2010
- transplanted nutmeg trees to their own colonial holdings elsewhere, notably Zanzibar and Grenada. Today, a stylised split-open nutmeg fruit is found on the...15 KB (1,919 words) - 04:29, 14 September 2007
- warmest regions of the country. Out of Asia, the tree is cultivated in Zanzibar. In 1793, the tree was introduced to Jamaica from Timor and after several...5 KB (644 words) - 12:55, 10 November 2007
- warmest regions of the country. Out of Asia, the tree is cultivated in Zanzibar. In 1793, the tree was introduced to Jamaica from Timor and after several...5 KB (625 words) - 19:17, 17 November 2007
- capable of being used for the manufacture of oil varnishes. Aside from amber, Zanzibar, or true copal was the first resin used for this purpose, hence arose the...14 KB (82 words) - 15:06, 12 October 2009
- back of antherdark crimson-violet; outer filaments obovate and yellow. Zanzibar. B.M. 6843. Gn. 25:210. R.H. 1897, p. 328. Var. azurea, light blue, and...44 KB (331 words) - 15:55, 10 January 2012
- southern India, Java, Sumatra, the West Indies, Brazil, Vietnam, Madagascar, Zanzibar, and Egypt. Sri Lanka cinnamon is a very thin smooth bark, with a light-yellowish...12 KB (1,492 words) - 05:50, 25 September 2007
- distichous rosette, subterete, without furrows, very rigid, up to 5-6 ft. long. Zanzibar. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It...8 KB (483 words) - 20:05, 11 May 2010