Tropical Crops: Dicotyledons, Volume 1
The origin and spread of tropical crops; Anacardiaceae; Bombacaceae; Cannabidaceae; Caricaceae; Compositae; Convolvulaceae; Cruciferae; Cucurbitaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Lauraceae; Leguminosae; Caesalpinioideae; Mimosoideae; Papilionoideae; Malvaceae; Moraceae; Myristicaceae; Myrtaceae; Passifloraceae; Pedaliaceae; Piperaceae; Rubiaceae; Rutaceae; Solanaceae; Sterculiaceae; Theaceae; Tiliaceae; Urticaceae; Other useful products.
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America annual anthers arabica areas Asia axillary bark beans Benth branches Brazil calyx carpels cassava cent China Citrus clones cloves cm in diameter cm long cocoa coffee colour corolla cotton cotyledons cover crop cultivated cuttings dehiscing DISEASES AND PESTS dried eaten edible exports fibre flavour flower in longitudinal fruits GERMINATION glabrous green green manure grow grown harvested herb hermaphrodite hybrids India inflorescence latex lb per acre leaf leaflets leaves LEGUMINOSAE lobes longitudinal section Malaya manure mature Mexico monoecious native obtained occur ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION ornamental ovary ovate pepper perennial petals petiole pigeon peas plants pods POLLINATION produced propagated protein pulp pyrethrins racemes roots rubber seedlings seeds sepals shade shoot soil species spread stamens stems stigma throughout the tropics tons trees Trinidad tropical Africa tubers United usually vegetable West Africa West Indies wild Willd World yellow yields