Curated category
Plant common names
- BeanThe legume family, known scientifically as Fabaceae, contains the plants that produce beans. These seeds grow in many different genera across the globe.
- SugarcaneThe tall, jointed stalks of Saccharum officinarum rise 2 to 6 meters above the soil in New Guinea. This specific region serves as the primary center for the…
- CardamomThe first reference to cardamom appears in Sumerian records, yet the plant itself remains a biological puzzle. Two distinct genera produce the spice known as…
- MilletCarl Linnaeus described foxtail millet as Panicum italicum in 1753. Joseph Gaertner named finger millet Eleusine coracana in 1788.
- RaspberryA single raspberry weighs less than a standard paperclip and contains approximately one hundred tiny drupelets. Each drupelet holds its own seed inside the…
- ThymeIn the dry heat of ancient Egypt, embalmers wrapped bodies in thyme to preserve them for the afterlife. The common thyme plant, known scientifically as…
- PumpkinArchaeological evidence places the cultivation of Cucurbita pepo between 7000 BCE and 5500 BCE in Mesoamerica. Pumpkin fragments discovered in Mexico date…
- MahoganyThe genus Swietenia contains three species of tropical hardwood that form the timber known as mahogany. Honduran or big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)…