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Origin Distribution and Growing states in India
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| Sl.No.
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Spices
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Origin
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World
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India
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| 1.
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Allspice
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West Indies, Central and South America
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Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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| 2.
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Clove
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Moluccas
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Zanzibar, Pemba, Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Papua New Guinea
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Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka , Maharashtra
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| 3.
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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
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Ceylon and Malabar coast
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Seychelles, Burma, Malayan Peninsula, South America , Sri Lanka, Madagascar
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Naga hills, coastal districts of South Karnataka, Western ghats, Tamil Nadu
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| 4.
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Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans )
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Moluccas, East Indies
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Malaysia
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Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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| 5.
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Vanilla
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Mexico to Brazil
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Java, Mauritius, Madagascar, Tahiti, Seycheles, Zanzibar, Brazil, Jamaica, Island of West Indies
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
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| 6.
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Cardamom
(Elletaria cardamomum)
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Western ghats of India
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Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Guatemala, El-salvadar, Papua New Guinea
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Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
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| 7.
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Pepper
(Piper nigrum)
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Western Ghats, Upper Assam Forests
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Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Madagascar, Mexico, Micronesia
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Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Goa
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| 8.
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa )
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South East Asia
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Thailand, Peru, China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Spain, Jamaica
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharahtra
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| 9.
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Saffron
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Greece and Asia Minor
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Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, China, Spain
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Jammu and Kashmir
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| 10.
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
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Tropical, South East Asia
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Australia, Jamaica, Japan, Nigeria, Thailand, China, Fiji, Siagra Leone
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Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim
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| 11.
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Garlic
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Central Asia and Mediterranean region
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U.S.A, Egypt, Bulgaria, Hungary, Taiwan
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Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
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| 12.
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Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
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Mediterranean region
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Morocco, Former USSR, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, France, Guatemala, Mexico, Argentina and USA
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Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
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| 13.
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Cumin
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Upper Egypt, turkey and East Mediterranean region
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Turkey, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Indonesia, Southern Russia, China
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Rajasthan, Gujarat
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| 14.
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Fenugreek
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Egypt
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Egypt, France, Lebanon, Argentina
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Rajasthan, Gujarat
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| 15.
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Fennel
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Southern Europe and Mediterranean area
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Rumania, Russia, Germany, Italy, Argentina, U.S.A
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Gujarat, Rajasthan
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| 16.
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Celery
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Southern Europe
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United Kingdom
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Uttar Pradesh, Punjab
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| 17.
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Aniseed
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Mediterranean region
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Mexico, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Bulgaria, Cyprus
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Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa
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| 18.
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Tamarind
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Eastern Tropical Africa
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Tamil Nadu,
Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka
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