Thursday, December 2, 2010

About Garlic


Garlic (Allium sativum) has long been used as one of the cooking because the rich aroma. Lately the use of garlic not only as a flavor ingredient, but is also used as one ingredient that can provide health effects. Herbaceous plants are very easy to obtain in addition the price is relatively cheap.


Garlic is the herb has a clump and the high season of about 60 cm.This plant is widely planted in the fields in mountain areas receive enough sunshine. This plant has a pseudo stem and green. Clove-shaped bottom, joining a large white bulbs. Each leather wrapped cloves sliced thin and if it smells very sharp. Ribbon-shaped leaves (flat aft), flat edge, pointed tip, grooved, length 60 cm and 1.5 cm wide. Rooted fibers. The flowers are white, long-stemmed and shaped like an umbrella.

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Alliaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium S
pecies: A. sativum,
Binomial name: Allium sativum L.

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