Presentations Flashcards

(13 cards)

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Orchids

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-good bioindicators
-produces vanilla

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Cocoa plant

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Theobroma cacao
-beans come from pods
-supports cardiovascular health via flavonoids

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Lotus

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Cultural symbolism in Vietnam, Hinduism, Buddhism

  • architectural motifs
  • lotus used in cooking
  • bio filter
  • grow in murky waters and bloom above surface
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Frankincense

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  • fragrant gum/resin
  • collected by tapping a tree and waiting for sap to harden (the gum)
  • smoked in churches
  • aids digestion
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Aloe Vera

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contains 75 active compounds
-inner gel 95% water
- treat skin conditions, wounds
- digestive health
- moisturizing

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Cork Oak Tree

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can be harvested without ever being cut
- coca cola was sealed with cork stoppers
- thick spongy outer bark that regenerates
- wine stoppers now / waterproof
- Portugal, forests are biodiversity hotspots

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Rose plant

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oldest species of plant to be grown as decoration
- symbol of love
- rosewater / rosehip tea
- classified as herbs

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Spider plant

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symbol of clean air/ purification
- air filtering house plant
- NASA study removes formaldehyde/Xylene
- low maintenance

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Bamboo

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bamboo forests are huge
- shoots make musical instruments/ fabrics/ furniture/ kitchenware
- structural building material
- shoots and leaves used as medicine
- raw bamboo contains cyanide

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Chamomile

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-soothing/calming properties
-teas
-sleep aid
-essential oils/ aromatherapy

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Ginger

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  • universal remedy
  • nausea/stomach problems
  • valuable trade spice
  • asian cuisine/ spiced drinks
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Garlic

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doesn’t produce viable seeds even though the plant flowers
- each bulb produces an identical clone

  • believed to provide protection from spirits/evil
  • vampires
  • antimicrobial to pests (pungent smell) -> preservative
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Cane Sugar

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  • staple in everyday cooking
  • brown/white/powdered sugar
  • sugarcane by-product = molasses
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