Flashcards: Spices

The cayenne pepper, also known as the Guinea spice,cow-horn pepper, red hot chili pepper, aleva, bird pepper,'or, especially in its powdered form, red pepper, is a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, which is related to bell peppers, jalapeños, paprika, and others.

Cardamom (/ˈkɑːrdəməm/), sometimes Cardamon or Cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae.

Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus).

Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant (white/ yellow mustard, Sinapis alba; brown/ Indian mustard, Brassica juncea; or black mustard, B. nigra).

The Trinidad scorpion 'Butch T' pepper is a Capsicum chinense cultivar that is among the most piquant peppers.

Nardostachys jatamansi is a flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas.

Silphium (also known as silphion, laserwort, or laser) was a plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning and as a medicine.

The Bhut jolokia (Assamese: ভূত-জলকীয়া, IPA: [ˈbʱʊt.zɔˌlɔkiˌja]), is also known as Ghost pepper, Ghost chili, U-morok, Red naga, Naga jolokia and Bih jolokia.

The jalapeño (/ˌhæləˈpiːnoʊ/ or /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, Spanish pronunciation: [xalaˈpeɲo] ) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.

Backhousia myrtifolia is a small rainforest tree species grows in subtropical rainforests of Eastern Australia.

The Aleppo pepper (Arabic: فلفل حلبي‎‎ / ALA-LC: fulful Ḥalabī) is a variety of Capsicum annuum used as a spice, particularly in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine.

Tasmannia stipitata, commonly known as the Dorrigo pepper or northern pepperbush is a rainforest shrub of temperate forests of the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

Canella is a monospecific genus containing the species Canella winterana, a tree native to the Caribbean from the Florida Keys to Barbados.

Camphor (/ˈkæmfər/) is a waxy, flammable, white or transparent solid with a strong aroma.

Garcinia gummi-gutta is a tropical species of Garcinia native to Indonesia.

Tasmannia lanceolata (syn. Drimys lanceolata), commonly known as the mountain pepper (Aus), or Cornish pepper leaf (UK), is a shrub native to woodlands and cool temperate rainforest of south-eastern Australia.

A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers.

Aframomum corrorima is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.

Alpinia nigra (synonyms Alpinia allughas Retz. and Zingiber nigrum Gaertn.) is a medium-sized herb belonging to the ginger family.

Cinnamomum osmophloeum, commonly known as pseudocinnamomum or indigenous cinnamon, is a medium-sized evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum.

Penzeys Spices is a retailer of spices in the U.

Dalea lasiathera (common name purple prarieclover), is a plant from the Southwestern United States.

Cinnamomum dubium, called Wild Cinnamon or wal kurundu in Sinhala, is an evergreen tree originating in Sri Lanka.

Cinnamomum ovalifoilium, called Wild Cinnamon or wal kurundu in Sinhala, is an evergreen tree endemic to Sri Lanka.

Euphorbia serpyllifolia (Euphorbia serpillifolia) is a species of euphorb known by the common name thymeleaf sandmat, or thyme-leafed spurge.

Parmotrema perlatum, commonly known as black stone flower or kalpasi, is a species of lichen used as spice in India.

Black cardamom, also known as hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged cardamom, or brown cardamom, comes from either of two species in the family Zingiberaceae.

Ditaxis heterantha is a member of the plant family Euphorbiaceae and grows wild in Guanajuato, Mexico, where it is known as azafrán, azafrancillo, or azafrán de bolita and has several culinary uses, including as a substitute for saffron.

Zanthoxylum piperitum, the Japanese pepper, Japanese pricklyash, or sanshō (Japanese: 山椒) is a deciduous aromatic spiny shrub or small tree, belonging to the Rutaceae (citrus and rue) family.

Saffron is a key seasoning, fragrance, dye, and medicine in use for over three millennia.

Alpinia caerulea, native ginger, is an understorey perennial herb to 3 m, growing under rainforest, gallery forest and wet sclerophyll forest canopy in eastern Australia.

The term Njangsa refers to an oily seeds tree, Ricinodendron heudelotii, found in tropical West Africa.

Bird's eye chili, bird eye chili, bird's chili or Thai chili is a chili pepper, a cultivar from the species Capsicum annuum, commonly found in Southeast Asia.

Boesenbergia rotunda, commonly known as Chinese keys, fingerroot, lesser galangal or Chinese ginger, is a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia.

Heracleum persicum, commonly known as Persian hogweed or golpar (Persian: گلپر ‎‎), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Iran.

Solanum centrale, the kutjera, or Australian desert raisin, is a plant native to the more arid parts of Australia.

Aframomum melegueta is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.

Cinnamomum burmannii, also known as Indonesian cinnamon, Padang cassia, Batavia cassia, or korintje, is one of several plants in the genus Cinnamomum whose bark is sold as the spice cinnamon.

Andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium) is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae.

Osmundea pinnatifida is a species of red alga known by the common name pepper dulse.

Pseudowintera axillaris, or lowland horopito is a species of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs, part of family Winteraceae.

Cymbopetalum costaricense is a species of plant in family Annonaceae.

Cymbopetalum penduliflorum is a species of plant in family Annonaceae.

Leptotes bicolor is a species of orchid native to Paraguay and southern Brazil.

In the context of use, Saffron is a key seasoning, fragrance, dye, and medicine in use for over three millennia.

Bunium persicum is a plant species in the family Apiaceae that was previously included in genus Carum.

Piper excelsum (formerly known as Macropiper excelsum), called Kawakawa, is a small tree of which the subspecies M.

Trachyspermum roxburghianum (also known as Carum roxburghianum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.

Calabash nutmeg (Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal.) is a tropical tree of the family Annonaceae or custard apple family of flowering plants.

The Spice Trail is a British television documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2011 looking at the discovery and history of spices.

Smilax ornata is a perennial, trailing vine with prickly stems that is native to Mexico and Central America.

Siling labuyo is a small chili pepper cultivar commonly found in the Philippines.

Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan leaves (/ˈpændənˌlivz/), and is used widely in South Asian and Southeast Asian cooking as a flavoring.

Malagueta pepper (Portuguese pronunciation: [malaˈgeta]), a kind of Capsicum frutescens, is a type of chili widely used in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique but also used throughout the Caribbean, specially its Spanish speaking countries.

Pectis papposa is species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae.

Piper borbonense is a species of plant in the Piper genus.

Cinnamomum mercadoi (Kalingag) is a small tree, about 6 to 10 metres (20 to 33 ft) high, with a thick, aromatic bark.

Piri piri (/ˌpiːriˈpiːri/ PIR-ree-PIR-ree, also spelled peri peri, pili pili), also called African bird's eye chili, is a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens, one of the sources of chili pepper that grows both wild and domesticated.