Origin Distribution and Growing states in India

Origin Distribution and Growing states in India

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

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