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| | | | ADAPTATION |
COMMON | |ANNUAL OR|GROWTH|----+-------+-----+-------+SUPPLE-
NAME | SPECIES NAME |PERENNIAL| HABIT| | DAY- | | |MENTARY
| | | |TEMP| LENGTH|FLOOD|DROUGHT| USES
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SPICES: | | | | | | | |
Allspice|Pimenta |Perennial|Small |Hot |Neutral| No | No |
| officinalis | | Tree | | | | |
Cloves |Syzygium |Perennial|Small |Hot |Neutral| Some| No |
| aromaticum | | Tree | | | | |
Ginger |Zingiber |Perennail|Herb |Hot |Long | Some| No |
| officinale | | | | Day | | |
Nutmeg+ |Myristica |Perennial|Tree |Hot |Neutral| Some| No |
Mace | fragrans | | | | | | |
Pepper |Piper nigrum |Perennial|Vine |Hot |Neutral| Some| No |
Vanilla |Vanilla fragrans|Perennial|Vine |Hot |Neutral| Some| No |
BEVERAGES: | | | | | | |
Cacao |Theobroma cacao |Perennial|Small |Hot |Neutral| No | No |House-
| | | Tree | | | | | hold
Coffee |Coffea arabica, |Perennial|Small |Hot |Neutral| No | No |House-
| Coffea robusta | | Tree | | | | | hold
Guarana |Paullinia cupana|Perennial| | | | | |
Mate |Hex |Perennial| | | | | |
| paraguariensis | | | | | | |
Tea |Camellia |Perennial|Shrub |Warm|Neutral| No | No |House-
| sinensis | | | | | | | hold
OIL: | | | | | | | |
Coconut |Cocos nucifera |Perennial|Tall |Hot |Neutral| Some| Some |Mul-
| | | Palm | | | | | tiple
Oil Palm|Elaeis |Perennial|Palm |Hot |Neutral| Some| Some |
African| guineensis | | | | | | |
Oil Palm|Corozo (=E.) |Perennial|Palm |Hot |Neutral| No | Some |Food
American| oleifera |
Olive |Olea europaea |Perennial|Tree |Warm|Neutral| No | Yes |Many
| | | |-Hot| | | |
Peanut |Arachis hypogaea|Annual |Herb |Hot |LongDay| No | Some |As Food
Sesame |Sesamum indicum |Annual |Herb |Warm|LongDay| No | Some |As Food
Soybean |Glycine max |Annual |Herb |Hot |Short | No | Some |As Food
| | | | | Day | | |
Tung |Aleurites sp. |Perennial|Tree |Hot |Neutral| No | Some |
| | | | | | | |
FIBER: | | | | | | | |
Abaca |Musa textilis |Perennial|Large |Hot |Neutral| Some| No |Cord
| | | Herb | | | | |
Cotton |Gossypium sp. |Annual |Large |Hot |Neutral| No | No |Stuff-
| | | Herb | | | | | ing
Jute |Corchorus |Annual |Herb |Hot |Neutral| No | No |Cord
| capsularis | | | | | | |
Kapok |Ceiba pendandra |Perennial|Tree |Hot |Neutral| No | No |Stuff-
| | | | | | | | ing
Kenaf |Hibiscus Sp. |Annual |Herb |Hot |LongDay| No | No |Cord,
| | | | | | | | Leaves
Ramie |Boehmeria nivea |Annual |Herb |Hot |LongDay| No | No |Cord
Sisal |Agave sp. |Perennial|Herb |Hot |Neutral| No | Yes |Cord
| | | | | | | |
OTHER: | | | | | | | |
Sago |Metroxylon sagu |Perennial|Palm |Hot |Neutral| Yes | No |Starch
Palm | | | | | | | |
Sugar |Saccharum edulis|Perennial|Grass |Hot |Neutral| Yes | Some |Food
cane | | | | | | | |
Sugar |Many Species |Perennial|Palms |Hot |Neutral| Some| Some |Many
Palms |
Tobacco |Nicotiana |Annual |Herb |Hot |LongDay| No | No |Insect-
| tabacum | | | | | | | icide
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