Syzygium aromaticum

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Width:	⇔	15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	evergreen, edible
USDA Zones:		11 to 12
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) are the aromatic dried flower buds 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 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, terminating in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals which form a small ball in the center.

Read about Syzygium aromaticum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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