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Specimens contained in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium represent the endless…
A Vanilla Voyage: Exploring the Spice's Legacy in…
Vanilla planifolia, commonly known as vanilla, is one of the most instantly…
Aloe: The Plant of Many Wonders
Aloe vera is one of the over 300 species of Aloe belonging…
Ancestral Achiote
In many Caribbean and Latin American households, most of us have known…
Black Botany: The Nature of Black Experience
Black Botany: The Nature of Black Experience seeks to acknowledge the complex…
Black Pepper: King of Spices
It’s hard to imagine entering a diner, sitting down on the shiny…
Cultivation and Ecology of Dates
The date palm requires ample sunlight, high temperatures (though it can survive…
Date Syrup Jallab
There are many recipes featuring dates and their byproducts across many cultures,…
Eggplant
The eggplant, also known as aubergine (Solanum melongena), has no official date…
Eight Days of Oil
Oil has a special significance for those who celebrate Hanukkah. This Jewish…
Ethnobotanical Uses of Dates
Although eating the fruit may be the most well-known use of the…
Exploring the Conservation Status of Jamaican Root Tonic…
Jamaican root tonics are fermented beverages composed of roots, bark, and other…
Fig family, Moraceae
Ficus carica L., the edible common fig has been cultivated for millenia.…
Fruits of Rosaceae
Flowering plants differ from all other plants by producing seeds within fruits;…
Garden Vegetables
If you're planting your own garden this spring what will you choose to grow?…
Ginger and Chiya
Ginger, also known as Zingiber officinale is native to tropical climates like…
Heard it through the grapevine
Vitis is the genus of one of the world’s favorite horticultural crop:…