About Clove Tree
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum (). They are native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring, or fragrance in consumer products, such as toothpaste, soaps, or cosmetics. Cloves are available throughout the year owing to different harvest seasons across various countries.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium aromaticum
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated Key identification features : Evergreen tree. Leaves elliptic, large, gland-dotted aromatic. Flowers with a long inferior ovary and clustered in terminal inflorescence. Bark grey, scaly, fissured and warty. Before flowers open, buds turn pink
- Native to
- Moluccas
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- लौंग
- Nepali
- ल्वाङ
- Bengali
- লবঙ্গ
- Tamil
- கிராம்பு
- Telugu
- లవంగం, లవంగము, లవంగాలు
- Kannada
- ಲವಂಗ
- Malayalam
- ഗ്രാമ്പൂ, കരയാമ്പൂ, ഗ്രാമ്പ്
- Marathi
- लवंग
Botanical family
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Clove Tree belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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