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Coriander: Scientific Name

Coriander, ginger, and turmeric are annual herbs known for their roots, leaves, and seeds which are used widely as spices. Talinum is a genus of succulent plants whose leaves are edible. Corchorus is a genus of plants including saluyot which is grown as a leaf vegetable. Pigeon pea and cowpea are legumes used for their seeds as a food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Roselle is a species of hibiscus used to make infusions and bast fiber. Arrowroot is a large herb grown for its starchy flour.

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Coriander: Scientific Name

Coriander, ginger, and turmeric are annual herbs known for their roots, leaves, and seeds which are used widely as spices. Talinum is a genus of succulent plants whose leaves are edible. Corchorus is a genus of plants including saluyot which is grown as a leaf vegetable. Pigeon pea and cowpea are legumes used for their seeds as a food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Roselle is a species of hibiscus used to make infusions and bast fiber. Arrowroot is a large herb grown for its starchy flour.

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Coriander

Scientific name:
Coriandrum sativum

Coriander Coriandrum sativum, also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley, is


an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the
fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.

Did you know: As heat diminishes their flavour, coriander leaves are often used raw or
added to the dish immediately before serving.

Ginger
Scientific name:
Zingiber officinale

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice
and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems
about a meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades.

Did you know: The word ginger comes from the ancient Sanskrit singabera, meaning 'shaped
like a horn'

Turmeric
Scientific name:
Curcuma longa

Turmeric is a flowering plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the roots of which are used
in cooking.

Did you know: Haldi is a very important Indian spice.


Talinum
Scientific name:
Talinum

Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family


Talinaceae whose common names include fameflower and
flameflower. Several species bear edible leaves, and
Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a
leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an
ornamental plant.

Filipino Name: Saluyot


English Name: Corchorus
Scientific name:
Corchorus

Corchorus is a genus of about 40–100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae,
native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.

Filipino Name: Kadyos


English Name: Pigeon pea
Scientific name:
Cajanus cajan

Kadyos is found locally under many different spellings, including: kadios, kagyos, kagyas,
kaldis, kalios, kardis, kidis or tabios. It is also known as the Congo pea or black-eyed
pea in English. It is grown on Panay Island in the Philippines, in the provinces of Iloilo,
Negros Occidental and Antique.

The pigeon pea is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae. Since its domestication in
the Indian subcontinent at least 3,500 years ago, its seeds have become a common
food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Did you know: The taste of pigeon peas is nutty and grain-like.
Filipino Name: Paayap
English Name: Cowpea
Scientific name:
Vigna unguiculata

The cowpea is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. Due to its tolerance for
sandy soil and low rainfall it is an important crop in the semi-arid regions across Africa
and other countries.

Did you know: Cowpeas are a large family of legumes, also commonly called field peas,
black-eyed peas, crowder peas and southern peas.

English Name: Roselle


Scientific name:
Hibiscus sabdariffa

Roselle is a species of Hibiscus probably native to West


Africa, used for the production of bast fibre and
as an infusion, in which it may be known as
carcade. It is an annual or perennial herb or
woody-based subshrub, growing to 2–2.5 m tall.

Did you know: Roselle is usually propagated by seed but


grows readily from cuttings.

Filipino Name: Araro


English Name: Arrowroot
Scientific name:
Maranta arundinacea

Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot,


maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru,
ararao or hulankeeriya, is a large, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats.
Arrowroot flour is now produced commercially mostly in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines.

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