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Botany Greenhouse

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Economic Plants

Dye Plants, Medicinal Plants, Edible Plants, Fiber plants, Spice Plants

Fiber Plants: Current Accessions:

· Adansonia madagascarinsis - Baobab Tree {Malvaceae}

· Agave sisalana - Sisal Hemp, Hemp Plant {Agavaceae}

· Boehmeria nivea - Chinese Silk Plant, Ramie, China Grass {Urticaceae}

· Caryota urens & C. mitis - Solitary Fishtail Palm, Toddy Palm {Arecaceae}

· Cyperus papyrus - Papyrus, Bulrush, Paper Plant {Cyperaceae}

· Gossypium hirsutum - Cotton {Malvaceae}

. Pandanus veitchii -Screw Pine {Pandanaceae}

· Phormium tenax - New Zealand Flax, NZ Hemp {Phormiaceae}

· Puya chilensis - {Bromeliaceae}

· Sabal palmetto - Palmetto {Arecaceae}

· Saccharum officinarum - Sugar Cane {Poaceae}