Back Naeltjies Afrikaans ቅርንፉድ Amharic قرنفل Arabic قرنفل ARZ লং Assamese Syzygium aromaticum AST Mixək Azerbaijani Cengkéh BAN Gvaizdėkelē BAT-SMG Гваздзіковае дрэва Byelorussian
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| Species: | S. aromaticum
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| Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & Perry
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A clove (Syzygium aromaticum, 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 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.