--------+----------------+---------+------+--------------------------+------- | | | | ADAPTATION | COMMON | |ANNUAL OR|GROWTH|----+-------+-----+-------+SUPPLE- NAME | SPECIES NAME |PERENNIAL| HABIT| | DAY- | | |MENTARY | | | |TEMP| LENGTH|FLOOD|DROUGHT| USES --------+----------------+---------+------+----+-------+-----+-------+------- 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 --------+----------------+---------+------+----+-------+-----+-------+-------