Lemon verbena. This is the only spice that first came to our mind when it comes to spice names that begins with L. We believe there will be more of these spice names. So we got our coffee with us and started putting in hours of looking through resources to find this full list. We have compiled a list of spices starting with L letter in this blog post.
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We only found a handful of spice names beginning with L. In total, we got 18 of such names into this list. Below is the list of spices beginning with L.
Lemon verbena has a scientific name of Aloysia citriodora. Lemon verbena belongs to Verbenaceae family. It is a herbaceous shrub. You may see this in sub-tropical and tropical parts of the world. Lemon verbena thrives in moist well drained soils.
Lemon bacopa has a scientific name of Bacopa caroliniana. Lemon bacopa belongs to Plantaginaceae family. It is found in regions of temperate and sub-tropical climate. You can see this in riverine. Waterlogged soils is required for Lemon bacopa.
Lemon drop chili has a scientific name of Capsicum baccatum. Lemon drop chili belongs to Solanaceae family. Lemon drop chili is a shrub.
Limau purut has a scientific name of Citrus hystrix. Limau purut belongs to Rutaceae family. This is a small shrubby tree. Limau purut needs to have moist soils that is fertile and loamy.
Lemon basil has a scientific name of Ocimum africanum. Lemon basil belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. This is a shrub. This is found in regions of tropical climate. Lemon basil needs to have well-drained soils.
Lime basil has a scientific name of Ocimum americanum. Lime basil belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. This is a herbaceous shrub. This is found in sub-tropical and tropical areas.
Laksa leaf has a scientific name of Persicaria odorata. Laksa leaf belongs to Polygonaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant. You may see it in sub-tropical and tropical regions.
Luo han guo has a scientific name of Siraitia grosvenorii. Luo han guo belongs to Cucurbitaceae family. This is a climber plant.
Lotus has a scientific name of Nelumbo nucifera. Lotus belongs to Nelumbonaceae family. You may see this in temperate and tropical regions.
Lumbang Tree has a scientific name of Aleurites moluccanus. Lumbang Tree belongs to Euphorbiaceae family. It is a tree. This is found in tropical parts of the world. It thrives in moist well drained soils.
Lengkuas has a scientific name of Alpinia galanga. Lengkuas belongs to Zingiberaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant.
Limau Kesturi has a scientific name of Citrus microcarpa. Limau Kesturi belongs to Rutaceae family. It is a woody shrub. You may see it in tropical areas.
Lesser Calamint has a scientific name of Clinopodium nepeta. Lesser Calamint belongs to Lamiaceae (Labiatae) family. It is a herbaceous shrub. You may see it in temperate and mediterranean regions. It thrives in moist well drained soils that is fertile and loamy.
Lemongrass has a scientific name of Cymbopogon citratus. Lemongrass belongs to Poaceae (Gramineae) family. This is found in regions of tropical climate.
Long Coriander has a scientific name of Eryngium foetidum. Long Coriander belongs to Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family. Long Coriander is a herbaceous plant. It is found in regions of sub-tropical climate.
Lada Hitan has a scientific name of Piper nigrum. Lada Hitan belongs to Piperaceae family. This is a climber plant. It is found in regions with tropical climate. Lada Hitan’s natural pest is sucking insects.
La Lot has a scientific name of Piper sarmentosum. La Lot belongs to Piperaceae family. La Lot is a creeper shrub. This is found in sub-tropical and tropical regions. It can be found in secondary rainforest, monsoon forest and primary rainforest.
Looking-Glass Tree has a scientific name of Heritiera littoralis. Looking-Glass Tree belongs to Malvaceae family. It is found in sub-tropical and tropical areas. Its natural habitat is riverine, sandy beach, rocky beach and mangrove forest.
That’s the end of the list we found. 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 L 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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