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Calamus root, acorus calamus is a grass-like plant that grows by water. It has long leaves like a sword, but the part people use most is its rhizomee. Which smells sweet and spicy when you crush it
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > People have used calamus root, or acorus calamus’s rhizome (the thick root underground) for a very, very long time. It has been used as a medicine, perfume, flavouring, incense, and even in spiritual rituals Acorus calamus is native to central and…
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Arrowroot, or maranta arundinacea, contains data placing it among the earliest plant foods being processed or managed in the New World tropics
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Arrowroot, or maranta arundinacea, contains data placing it among the earliest plant foods being processed or managed in the New World tropics Maranta arundinacea probably originated in the Amazon rainforest of northwestern Brazil and adjacent areas of South America Radiocarbon dating…
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Taro, or colocasia esculenta domestication was ancient. It occurred in tropical Asia or Oceania
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > For the domestication of taro, or colocasia esculenta, evidence points to south/southeast region of Asia and possibly New Guinea Archaeological starch grains suggest it was used as early as 28,000 years ago. Long before widespread agricultureIn the Solomon islands. Roots and…
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Imagine a big leafy plant with tall stalks that grows near wet ground & forests. It has white umbrella-shaped flowers & strong, sweet, spicy smell. For a long time, people have used its roots, stems, & seeds as food, medicine; & flavoring
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True yams, or dioscorea spp. involved a complex domestication process. Influenced by various factors, including genetic diversity & cultural practices. It’s a staple food crop in many regions, particularly West Africa
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Dioscorea rotundata (white Guinea yam) and D. cayenensis (yellow Guinea yam) were domesticated in west AfricaThe “yam belt” spans parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo, and Côte d’Ivoire. Genetic and population genomic evidence supports this, as a primary domestication center. D.…
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Protected: Like carrots, parsnips are native to Eurasia. They are similar to potatos, parsley and carrots. As a root-storage organ crop, or taproot eaten by humans
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Protected: One of the clearest examples of how humans transformed a wild, tough, medicinal root into a sweet, edible crop. Are carrots, or daucus carota. Their transformation begun around the neolithic period
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