Bhui-champha. This is the only spice that first came to our mind when it comes to spice names that begins with B. But is there other spices with names beginning with the B alphabet? So we started our quest for all of these spice names. In this blog post, we put together a list of spices starting with B letter.
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We found quite a few spice names beginning with B. There are 25 of such spice names in total. These are the spices beginning with B.
Baobab has a scientific name of Adansonia digitata. Baobab belongs to Bombacaceae family. Baobab is a medium sized tree. You may see this in tropical areas. It thrives in both dry soils and well-drained soils.
Blue fruited ginger has a scientific name of Alpinia caerulea. Blue fruited ginger belongs to Zingiberaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant. You may see this in tropical regions. It thrives in moist soils that is fertile and loamy.
Bhui-champha has a scientific name of Kaempferia rotunda. Bhui-champha belongs to Zingiberaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant. This is found in sub-tropical and tropical areas. This thrives in well-drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Bowles mint has a scientific name of Mentha villosa. Bowles mint belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. Bowles mint is a herbaceous plant. This is found in temperate parts of the world. It grows in moist well drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Beefsteak plant has a scientific name of Perilla frutescens. Beefsteak plant belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. This is a herbaceous shrub.
Buah kulim has a scientific name of Scorodocarpus borneensis. Buah kulim belongs to Olacaceae family. Buah kulim is a big sized tree. You may see this in tropical areas. Buah kulim thrives in well-drained soils.
Bintangor bunut has a scientific name of Calophyllum soulattri. Bintangor bunut belongs to Calophyllaceae family. It is a medium sized tree. This is found in regions of tropical climate. Secondary rainforest, freshwater swamp forest, riverine, primary rainforest and mangrove forest are where you can find them. This thrives in moist well drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Butterfly pea has a scientific name of Clitoria ternatea. Butterfly pea belongs to Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family. Butterfly pea is a climber plant. It is found in tropical parts of the world. This thrives in well-drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Bebak has a scientific name of Aglaia odorata. Bebak belongs to Meliaceae family. This is a woody shrub. This is found in regions of tropical climate. It is found in secondary rainforest and mountain. This thrives in moist well drained soils.
Buah Keras has a scientific name of Aleurites moluccanus. Buah Keras belongs to Euphorbiaceae family. Buah Keras is a tree. You may see this in tropical parts of the world. It thrives in moist well drained soils.
Bayam Keremak Merah has a scientific name of Alternanthera sessilis. Bayam Keremak Merah belongs to Amaranthaceae family. It is a creeper shrub. This is found in places with sub-tropical and tropical climate. Bayam Keremak Merah thrives in well-drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Blue Hyssop has a scientific name of Bacopa caroliniana. Blue Hyssop belongs to Plantaginaceae family. It is found in temperate and sub-tropical areas. You can see this in riverine. Blue Hyssop thrives in waterlogged soils.
Butterfly Tree has a scientific name of Bauhinia purpurea. Butterfly Tree belongs to Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family. It is a small sized tree. It is found in sub-tropical and tropical areas.
Bonnet Pepper has a scientific name of Capsicum chinense. Bonnet Pepper belongs to Solanaceae family. It is a shrub. This is found in places with tropical climate. It needs to have fertile and loamy soils.
Betik has a scientific name of Carica papaya. Betik belongs to Caricaceae family. This is a herbaceous shrub. It is found in places with sub-tropical and tropical climate.
Bitter Cola Tree has a scientific name of Cola nitida. Bitter Cola Tree belongs to Malvaceae family. This is a tree.
Buah Perah has a scientific name of Elateriospermum tapos. Buah Perah belongs to Euphorbiaceae family. Buah Perah is a tree. It is found in tropical areas. This thrives in moist well drained soils.
Bunga Kantan has a scientific name of Etlingera elatior. Bunga Kantan belongs to Zingiberaceae family. Bunga Kantan is a herbaceous plant. This is found in regions with sub-tropical and tropical climate. Moist soils is required for Bunga Kantan.
Buah Butang has a scientific name of Gynochthodes umbellata. Buah Butang belongs to Rubiaceae family. It is a climber plant. You may see this in sub-tropical and tropical parts of the world. Their natural habitats are secondary rainforest, coastal forest and primary rainforest. This thrives in fertile, loamy and saline soils that is well drained and moist.
Bay Tree has a scientific name of Laurus nobilis. Bay Tree belongs to Lauraceae family. Bay Tree is a small sized tree. You may see this in mediterranean parts of the world. This grows in well-drained soils.
Buah Keluak has a scientific name of Pangium edule. Buah Keluak belongs to Flacourtiaceae family. It is a tree. You may see it in tropical areas. Buah Keluak grows in moist soils that is fertile and loamy.
Black Pepper has a scientific name of Piper nigrum. Black Pepper belongs to Piperaceae family. This is a climber plant. It is found in tropical areas. The pest for Black Pepper is sucking insects.
Broadleaf Sage has a scientific name of Salvia officinalis. Broadleaf Sage belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. It is a woody shrub.
Buah Salam has a scientific name of Syzygium polyanthum. Buah Salam belongs to Myrtaceae family. It is a medium sized tree. You may see this in tropical regions.
Bayur Laut has a scientific name of Heritiera littoralis. Bayur Laut belongs to Malvaceae family. You may see it in sub-tropical and tropical parts of the world. This is found in riverine, sandy beach, rocky beach and mangrove forest.
We have reached to end of the list. We can only put together this short list even after looking through all available resources for spice we could find. This list of spice that start with letter B really took up a lot of time to find. Though there weren’t much of these names, we hope it will be of some use to you.
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