When we were asked for the spice names that begins with K, only Kadok pops up in our minds. We are curious if there are more of such spice names. So we started our quest for all of these spice names. In this blog post, we list down all the spices starting with K letter.
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There are only a handful of spice names beginning with K. In total, there are 17 of such names. Here are the spices beginning with K.
Kunyit has a scientific name of Curcuma longa. Kunyit belongs to Zingiberaceae family. It is a herbaceous shrub. You may see this in sub-tropical and tropical parts of the world. Well-drained soils that is fertile and loamy is required for Kunyit.
Ki bawang has a scientific name of Dysoxylum alliaceum. Ki bawang belongs to Meliaceae family. This is a tree. It is found in areas with tropical and highland climate. This is found in primary rainforest. Ki bawang thrives in well-drained soils that is fertile and loamy. Ki bawang’s natural pests are chewing insects and sucking insects.
Kepayang has a scientific name of Pangium edule. Kepayang belongs to Flacourtiaceae family. It is a tree. This is found in regions with tropical climate. This needs to have moist soils that is fertile and loamy.
Keras has a scientific name of Aleurites moluccanus. Keras belongs to Euphorbiaceae family. Keras is a tree. It is found in tropical areas. Keras thrives in moist well drained soils.
Katuk has a scientific name of Breynia androgyna. Katuk belongs to Phyllanthaceae family. This is a herbaceous shrub. You may see it in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical parts of the world. Their natural habitats are secondary rainforest, monsoon forest and temperate forest.
Ketalah has a scientific name of Carica papaya. Ketalah belongs to Caricaceae family. This is a herbaceous shrub. This is found in sub-tropical and tropical parts of the world.
Kayu Manis has a scientific name of Cinnamomum iners. Kayu Manis belongs to Lauraceae family. It is a small sized tree. Kayu Manis thrives in well-drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Kaffir Lime has a scientific name of Citrus hystrix. Kaffir Lime belongs to Rutaceae family. This is a small shrubby tree. This thrives in moist soils that is fertile and loamy.
Kola has a scientific name of Cola nitida. Kola belongs to Malvaceae family. It is a tree.
Kandis has a scientific name of Garcinia cowa. Kandis belongs to Clusiaceae (Guttiferae) family. Kandis is a tree. This is found in places with tropical climate. It is found in primary rainforest.
Kencur has a scientific name of Kaempferia galanga. Kencur belongs to Zingiberaceae family. Kencur is a herbaceous plant. This is found in areas with sub-tropical and tropical climate.
Karapincha has a scientific name of Murraya koenigii. Karapincha belongs to Rutaceae family. It is a woody shrub. It is found in tropical regions. This needs to have well-drained soils.
Kabantigi has a scientific name of Pemphis acidula. Kabantigi belongs to Lythraceae family. Kabantigi is a small woody shrub. It is found in regions of sub-tropical and tropical climate. Their natural habitats are coastal forest, sandy beach, rocky beach and mangrove forest.
Kadok has a scientific name of Piper sarmentosum. Kadok belongs to Piperaceae family. This is a creeper shrub. It is found in regions with sub-tropical and tropical climate. This is found in secondary rainforest, monsoon forest and primary rainforest.
Kayu China has a scientific name of Podocarpus rumphii. Kayu China belongs to Podocarpaceae family. This is a medium sized tree. This is found in regions with sub-tropical and tropical climate. Their natural habitats are monsoon forest and primary rainforest.
Kelat Samak has a scientific name of Syzygium polyanthum. Kelat Samak belongs to Myrtaceae family. This is a medium sized tree. You may see it in tropical areas.
Keeled-Pod Mangrove has a scientific name of Heritiera littoralis. Keeled-Pod Mangrove belongs to Malvaceae family. It is found in regions with sub-tropical and tropical climate. Their natural habitats are riverine, sandy beach, rocky beach and mangrove forest.
Okay. We are at the end of this post. We can only put together this short list even after looking through all available resources for spice we could find. It took us quite some time to put up this list but nevertheless, we have really enjoyed every bit of putting up this list of spice that start with letter K.
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