Appendix I: Spice and Essential Oil Products and their Growing Regions

Table 1b: Spice and Essential oil crop products from fruits and seeds for world climate zones (Kőppens)

Species

Common Name

Family

Habit

Plant part(s) used as source(s) of product

Product 1

Climate Zone 2

Citrus paradisi

Grapefruit

Rutaceae

Perennial tree

Seed

EO

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cs

Citrus reticulata

Mandarine orange

Rutaceae

Perennial tree

Fruit rind

EO

Aw, Bs, Cf, Cs, Cw

Citrus sinensis

Sweet Orange

Rutaceae

Perennial tree

Fruit rind, flowers, seed

EO

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cf, Cs, Cw

Coffea arabica

Arabian coffee

Rubiaceae

Perennial tree

Seed

S, EO

Aw, Cf, Cw

Coffea canephora

Coffee

Rubiaceae

Perennial tree

Seed

S, EO

Aw

Coriandrum sativum

Coriander

Apiaceae

Annual herb

Fruits, Leaf

S, EO, O, E

Aw, Bs, Cs, Do, Dc

Cuminum cyminum

Cumin

Apiaceae

Annual herb

Fruits

S, EO, O, E

Aw, Cs

Daucus carota

Carrot

Apiaceae

Biennial herb

Seeds

EO, E

Aw, Bs, Cs, Do, Dc, Df, Dw

Dipteryx odorata

Tonka tree

Fabaceae

Perennial tree

Seeds

A

Aw, Ar

Elettaria cardamomum

Cardamom

Zingiberaceae

Perennial herb

Fruit capsule

S, EO, O,E

Aw, Ar, Cs

Eruca vesicaria

Rocket

Brassicaceae

Annual herb

Leaves, seed

S

Bs, Cs

Foeniculum vulgare

Fennel

Apiaceae

Biennial herb

Seeds

S, EO, E

Aw, Bs, Cs, Do, Dc, Df, Dw

Garcinia cambogia

Cambodge

Clusiaceae

Perennial Tree

fruit

S

Aw, Ar*

Garcinia indica

Kokam

Clusiaceae

Perennial tree

bark, fruit

S, E

Aw, Ar*

Glycine max

Soya bean

Fabaceae

Annual herb

Fruit

S

Aw, Bs, Cs

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Roselle

Malvaceae

Annual herb

Flowers, fruit

S

Aw, Ar, Bs

Ilicium verum

Star Anise (baldian)

Iliciaceae

Perennial tree

Fruits

S, EO

Aw, Ar, Cf*

Juniperus communis

Juniper

Cupressaceae

Perennial shrub

Fruits

S, EO

Cs, Do, Dc, E, F

Laurus nobilis

Bay Laurel

Lauraceae

Perennial tree

Leaves, berry

S, EO, O

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cs, Do, Dc, Dw

Levisticum officinale

Lovage

Apiaceae

Perennial herb

Aerial parts, seeds, roots

S, EO

Do, Dc, Dw

Litsea cubeba

Cubeba

Lauraceae

Perennial tree

Fruits

EO

Aw, Ar Cf*

Luvunga scandens

Luvunga

Rutaceae

Perennial shrub

Fruits

EO

Aw, Ar Cf*

Lycopersicon esculentum

Tomato

Solanaceae

Annual herb

Fruits

S

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cf, Cs, Cw, Do, Dc, Df, Dw

Monodora myristica

Jamacia nutmeg

Annonaceae

Perennial tree

Aril, seeds

E

Aw, Ar*

Moringa oleifera

horseradish tree

Moringaceae

Perennial tree

Roots, leaves, fruit, seed

S

Aw, Bs, Cs

Morus alba

Mulberry

Moraceae

Perennial tree

Leaves , fruit

EO

Aw, Bs, Cf, Cs, Do

Myrica gale

Bog myrtle

Myricaceae

Perennial shrub

Leaves , fruit

S

Dc, Do, E*

Myristica argentea

Papuan nutmeg

Myristicaceae

Perennial tree

Kernal, aril

S

Aw, Ar *

Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg

Myristicaceae

Perennial tree

Kernal, aril

S, EO, O

Aw, Ar

Myrrhis odorata

Sweet Cicely

Apiaceae

Perennial herb

Foliage, seeds

S, EO

Dc, Do, E *

Nasturtium officinale

Water cress

Brassicaceae

Perennial herb

Leaves , seed

S

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cf, Cs, Cw, Do, Dc, Df, Dw

Nigella damascena

Damas black cumin

Ranunculaceae

Annual herb

Seeds

S

Aw, Bs, Cs *

Nigella sativa

Black cumin

Ranunculaceae

Annual herb

Seeds

S

Aw, Bs, Cs

Ocimum gratissimum

Clove basil

Lamiaceae

Perennial shrub

Fruit calyx

EO

Aw, Ar*

Olea europaea

Olive

Oleaceae

Perennial tree

Fruit, seed

S, E

Ar, Bs, Cs

Papaver somniferum

Poppy

Papaveraceae

Annual herb

Seeds

S

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cs, Do, Dc, Df, Dw

Perilla frutescens

Perilla

Lamiaceae

Annual herb

Seeds

S, EO

Cf, Dc*

Petroselinum crispum

Parsley

Apiaceae

Biennial herb

Aerial parts, seed

EO

Aw, Ar, Bs, Cf, Cs, Cw, Do, Dc, Df, Dw, E

Pimenta dioica

Allspice

Myrtaceae

Perennial tree

Fruits, Leaves

S, EO, O

Aw, Ar

Pimpinella anisum

Anise

Apiaceae

Annual herb

Fruits

S, EO

Aw, Bs, Cs, Do

Pinus pinea

Stone pine

Pinaceae

Perennial tree

Seeds

S

Bs, Cs

Piper longum

Indian pepper

Piperaceae

Perennial vine

Fruits

S, EO, O

Aw, Ar*

1 The product classification used is: A: absolute; C: concrete; E: extract; EO: essential oil; R: resin; S: spice (or herb).

2 The climate biome classifications as per FAO website ( http://ecocrop.fao.org ) are: Ar: tropical wet, Aw: tropical wet & dry, Bw: desert or arid, Bs: steppe or semiarid, Cf: subtropical humid, Cs: subtropical dry summer, Cw: subtropical dry winter, Dc: temperate continental, Df: temperate with humid winters, Do: temperate oceanic, Dw: temperate with dry winters, E: boreal.

When the species did not have a biome requirement listed on the FAO ecocrop web site, this was estimated by the authors and acknowledged with an asterisk.