What is Clove?
{{taxobox |name = Clove |image =Syzygium_aromaticum_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-030.jpg |regnum = [[Plantae]] |divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] |classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |ordo = [[Myrtales]] |familia = [[Myrtaceae]] |genus = ''[[Syzygium]]'' |species = '''''S. aromaticum''''' |binomial = ''Syzygium aromaticum'' |binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) Merrill & Perry |}}[[File:CloveCloseUp.jpg|right|180px|A single dried clove [[flower]] bud]] A '''clove''' (''Syzygium aromaticum'', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Eugenia aromaticum'' or ''Eugenia caryophyllata'') is an aromatic dried [[flower]] [[bud]] of a tree in the family [[Myrtaceae]]. Cloves are native to [[Indonesia]]. A clove tree is an evergreen and grows to the height of 8-12 [[metre|m]]. The part used in cookery is a dried flower bud. Cloves are harvested primarily in [[Zanzibar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Madagascar]]; it is also grown in [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka]], where they call it '''lavang'''. ==Use in cooking== Cloves are used in cooking, whole or ground. If you put whole cloves in a ham, they will impart their flavour to the meat. Dried cloves are a key spice in India. ==History== Cloves were once traded in Portugal. Clove was once one of the most valuable spices, a kg costing 7 g of gold. ==Other websites== {{Commons category-inline|Clove}} {{Herbs & spices}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Myrtaceae]] [[Category:Spices]] [[Category:Indonesia]] [[Category:Herbs]] [[Category:Medicinal plants]]