Betel Piper betle L.Family: Piperacea History Betel is an evergreen, perennial climber widely grown all over the Sri Lanka. The commercial product is the leaf, mainly used for chewing with Arecanut, slaked lime, tobacco and some other ingredients.  Betel chewing

Cardamom Elettaria cardamomFamily – Zingiberaceae History Cardamom, known as the “Queen of Spices” is a perennial herbaceous plant with a pseudo stem and thick irregular shaped rhizomes. Cardamom grows wild in the Western Ghats of Southern India. Many historical texts

Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume Family: Lauraceae History Cinnamon is the dried bark of the perennial tree of C.zeylanicum of the Lauraceae family. True cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka. Cinnamon is originally grown wild in central hill country of Sri

Citronella Cymbopogon nardus/C. winterianusFamily : Graminae History Citronella plant is a perennial 1-2m tall bush with green to yellowish green leaves. The oldest known records of using citronella oil and leaves as perfumes in religious ceremonies were found in India

Clove Syzygium aromaticum L.Family : Mertaceae History The clove tree is a medium sized symmetrically shaped tree with smooth grey bark canopy has a cone shape. Fully matured trees grows upto 15 -20m. It is believed to be originated in

Cocoa Theobroma cacaoFamily : Sterculiaceae History The cocoa tree is thought to have originated in the Amazon basin and spreading to Central America particularly to Mexico. It was known and used by the natives in the region, such as Olmec

Coffee Coffea arabica, Coffea robustaFamily : Rubiaceae Coffee trees are pruned short to conserve their energy and aid in harvesting, but can grow to more than 30 feet (9 meters) high. Each tree is covered with green, waxy leaves growing

Ginger Zingiber OfficinaleFamily: Zingiberaceae History Based on the  historic records more than 3000 years, ginger is believed to be originated in East Asia. Ginger has been used as a spice from ancient times. It has been widely used in Chinese

Goraka Garcinia quaesitaFamily : Clusiaceae Garcinia quaesita, known as Goraka (Sinhala) and Kodukkaippuli (Tamil) is belongs to family Clusiaceae. It is a medium evergreen, shade-loving, relatively slow growing tree naturally found in the local tropical rainforests of Sri Lanka. The