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Origin Of Lime With the botanical name Citrus aurantifolia, lime is a small perennial evergreen tree in the family Rutaceae, cultivated for its sour fruit. It is a hybrid citrus fruit, typically round, lime green, 3–6 centimeters (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. The tree rarely grows above 5 meters (16 feet) […]
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Origin Of Lemon Grass Lemongrass with the botanical name Cymbopogon flexuosus is a native aromatic tall sedge that grows in many parts of tropical and subtropical South East Asia and Africa. Lemongrass is a perennial and herbaceous plant with a stout, erect culm up to 1.8 meters high. Leaves are long, glaucous, green, linear, narrowing
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Origin Of Guava Guava, with the botanical name Psidium guajava, is a small tree or shrub that belongs to the family Myrtaceae. It is a perennial plant that flowers twice a year. The round fruits are 1-3 cm in diameter and 2 to 4 inches long. The height of an average guava tree is 8ft,
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Origin Of Groundnut Groundnut, also known as peanut, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seed. Taxonomically, it is classified as Arachis hypogaea, and it is grown mostly in the tropics and subtropics. Groundnut originated in Brazil; it can be grown on a small and large scale. Groundnut is an annual crop that
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Origin Pisum sativum, commonly called green pea, is a tiny round seed in a fruit pod. Each pod of peas contains peas that are either green or yellow. Pea pods are botanically referred to as fruit because they have seeds and develop from the ovary of a (pea) flower. Green pea is an annual plant;
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Origin With the botanical name Zingiber officinale, ginger is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Zingiberaceae, probably native to southeastern Asia, its aromatic, pungent rhizome (underground stem) is used as a spice, flavoring, food, and medicine. Ginger is propagated by its rootstalk cuttings; you can also plant it by dividing the roots of a
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Origin Fluted pumpkin with the botanical name Telfairia Occidentalis, is mainly grown in West Africa, mostly for its leafy vegetable and edible seeds. Telfairia occidentalis belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is native to southern Nigeria. Fluted pumpkin is used mainly for soup and herbal medicines. Common names for the plant include: Fluted gourd. Fluted
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Origin Solanum melongena (eggplant) is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Eggplant belongs to the Solanaceae (nightshade) family in the genus solanum of the Plantae kingdom. Eggplants in most cuisines are used as vegetables; it is related to tomatoes and potatoes. The seeds can be eaten just like tomatoes and can be cooked like potatoes.
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Origin Allium sativum, commonly called garlic, is a perennial plant of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), grown for its flavourful bulbs. The plant is indigenous to central Asia but grows wildly in Italy and southern France. It is used as an ingredient in many national dishes. The plant height is about 2 feet (60 cm). The
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Origin Of Cucumber Cucumber with botanical name Cucumis sativus is a widely cultivated creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae gourd family that bears cucumiform fruits used as vegetables. Cucumber originated from South Asia; it has become a widely grown fruit on most continents. There are three main cucumber varieties: slicing, pickling, and burpless/seedless, within which
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