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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 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 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. {{Inc| 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. }} :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Syzygium|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> File:Starr 080103-1434 Syzygium aromaticum.jpg| photo 1 File:Syzygium aromaticum drying.jpg| photo 2 File:Cloves.JPG| photo 3 File:Clove tree North Sulawesi.JPG </gallery> ==References== <references/>    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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