Clove
Syzygium aromaticum · Myrtaceae · 아로마시지기움
Look
- Leaves
- Leathery leaves, glossy above, elliptic to oblong (about 10 x 5 cm), with black dots beneath; new leaves emerge bright pink and turn light green.
- Flowers
- Borne in clusters at the branch tips; buds change from green to pink and deep crimson, then open bright red (about 6 mm across). Flowering starts at 5-7 years of age, and the dried flower buds are the spice called cloves.
- Fruit
- Dark purple oblong fruit (2-2.5 x 1.3 cm) with one seed.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to the Maluku (Moluccas) Islands.