BOTANICAL NAME:-	SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM	COUNTRY:-	VARIOUS
HARVESTING PERIOD:-	DECEMBER – JANUARY – SRILANKA AND BRAZIL OCTOBER – NOVEMBER – MADAGASCAR JULY – AUGUST – COMOROS JUNE – JULY  – INDONESIAN AUGUST – SEPTEMBER – ZANZIBAR
USES:-	CLOVES ARE USED AS TABLE SPICE & MIXED WITH CHILLIES, CINNAMON, TURMERIC & OTHER SPICES IN THE PREPARATION OF CURRY POWDER. THEY ARE ALSO USED TO FLAVOUR THE BETEL QUID (PAAN). CLOVE OIL IS USED TO MANUFACTURE PERFUMES, SOAPS, BATH OILS & AS A FLAVOURING AGENT IN MEDICINE & DENTISTRY.