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Economic Plants

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

Medicinal Plants: Current Accessions:

· Acorus calamus - Sweet Flag {Acoraceae}

· Agave americana - Century Plant, Maguey, American Aloe {Agavaceae}

· Annona - {Annonaceae}

· Brugmansia sp. - {Solanaceae}

· Catharanthus roseus - Rose Periwinkle, Old-Maid {Apocynaceae}

· Cymbopogon flexuosus - East Indian Lemon Grass {Poaceae}

· Dioscorea bulbifera - Chinese Yam, Cinnamon Vine {Dioscoreaceae}

. Elettaria cardamomum - Cardomon {Zingiberaceae}

· Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree {Ginkgoaceae}

· Punica granatum 'Nana' - Dwarf Pomegranate {Punicaceae}

. Ricinus communis - Castor Bean {Euphorbiaceae}

· Tamarindus indicus - Tamarind {Fabaceae}