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.