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CLOVES
Source: Syzygium aromaticum(L.) Merr. et
Perry (syn.Eugenia aromatica(L.) Baill.,
E. caryophyllataThunb., andE. caryophyllus
(Spreng.) Bull. et Harr.) (Family Myrtaceae).
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The clove is an evergreen tree with narrowly
elliptic, pinkish (young) to dark green
(mature) leaves; up to about 12 m high; be-
lieved to be native of Southeast Asia (eastern
Indonesia); now cultivated worldwide (tropi-
cal Asia, Africa, tropical America, etc.). Parts
used are the buds (cloves), stems, and leaves
from which their respective essential oils
are produced; bud and leaf oils by water
distillation and stem oil by steam distillation
(ARCTANDER). The major clove-producing
country is Tanzania; other producers include
Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and
Sri Lanka. Clove bud oil is considered more
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