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39 Cards in this Set
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sugar beet
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- Beta vulgaris
- W. Asia - Chenopodiaceae - Dicot - source of sucrose |
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manioc, tapioca, cassava
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- Manihot esculenta
- S. America - Euphorbiaceae - Dicot |
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sweet potato
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- Ipomoea batatas
- C. America - Convolvuaceae - Dicot |
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potato
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- Solanum tuberosum
- S. America - Solanaceae - Dicot |
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yam, fufu
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- Dioscorea alata
- Tropical Asia - Dioscoreaceae - Monocot |
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sugar cane
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- Saccharum officinarum
- SE Asia (New Guinea) - Poaceae - Monocot |
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kidney, pinto, snap, pea bean
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- Phaseolus vulgaris
- Trop S. America - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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lima bean
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- Phaseolus lunatus
- Trop S. America - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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peanut
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- Arachis hypogaea
- Andes - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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pea, field pea
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- Pisum sativum
- Med. to Iran - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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soy bean
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- Glycine max
- Northeastern China - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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lentil
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- Lens culinaris
- E. Med. to Iraq - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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clover
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- Trifolium spp.
- N. Temperate - Fabaceae - Dicot |
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poppyseed oil
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- Papaver somniferum
- W. Mediterranean - Papveraceae - Dicot |
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linseed oil
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- Linum usitatussimum
- W. Europe and Med. - Linaceae - Dicot |
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cocoa butter
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- Theobroma cacao
- N. South America - Sterculiaceae - Dicot |
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sunflower
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- Helianthus annuus
- E. North America - Asteraceae - Dicot |
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turpentine
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- Pinus spp.
- N. Hemisphere - Pinaceae - Gymnosperm - Oleoresin |
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Para rubber
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- Hevea brasiliensis
- S. America - Euphorbiaceae - Dicot - Elastic latex |
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frankinscense
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- Boswellia sacra
- Somalia - Burseraceae - Dicot |
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chicle
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- Manilkara zapota
- Yucatan Penn. - Sapotaceae - Dicot - Non-elastic latex |
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bay
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- Laurus nobilis
- Mediterranean - Lauraceae - Dicot - Culinary herb |
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cinnamon
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- Cinnamomum verum
- India, Sri Lanka - Lauraceae - Dicot - Culinary spice |
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nutmeg, mace
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- Myristica fragrans
- Moluccas - Myristicaceae - Dicot - Culinary spice |
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pepper
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- Piper nigrum
- India - Piperaceae - Dicot - Culinary spice |
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cloves
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- Syzgium aromaticum
- Moluccas - Myrtaceae - Dicot - Culinary spice, Flavoring agent |
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eucalyptus
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- Eucalyptus spp.
- Australia - Myrtaceae - Dicot - Medicinal Oil, Perfume Oil |
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peppermint
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- Mentha piperita
- Mediterranean - Lamiaceae - Dicot - Medicinal Oil, Flavoring Agent |
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celery seed
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- Apium graveolens
- Mediterranean - Apiaceae - Dicot - Culinary herb |
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vanilla
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- Vanilla planiflora
- Tropical America - Orchidaceae - Monocot - Culinary spice, Flavoring agent |
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ginger
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- Zingiber officinale
- India, SE Asia - Zingiberaceae - Monocot - Culinary spicy, flavoring agent |
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five sources of sucrose suga'
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- sugar cane
- sugar beet - toddy palm - sorghum cane - sugar maple |
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twelve plants standing b/w humans and starvation
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- wheat
- corn - rice - potato - sw. potato - manioc - sugar cane - sugar beet - soy bean - common bean - coconut - banana |
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subfamilies of Fabaceae?
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- Caesalpinioideae
- Faboideae - Mimosoideae |
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Caesalpinoiideae char.
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- flowers irregular (bilat. symmetrical)
- upper (banner) petal inside lateral (wing) petal in bud |
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Faboideae char.
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- flower irregular
- banner petal outside wing petals in bud |
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Mimosoideae char.
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- Flowers regular (radially symm)
- Petals small, more-or less equal in size and shape. |
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Chars. of cultivated pulses
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1. Self-pollination
2. No polyploidy 3. Seeds retained in fruits (pod) 4. Increased seed size (gigantism) 5. Loss of seed dormancy 6. Development of low-growing forms 7. Loss of chem. defenses |
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Most important pulse, economically
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Potato
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