Herbs & Spices
🍂Magnoliid Clade
Magnoliids
~9,000 species
An ancient lineage of flowering plants that branched off before the monocot-eudicot split. Despite being a relatively small group, magnoliids contribute some of the world's most important spices: black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and bay leaf.
Source: Wikipedia💡The magnoliid spices — pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg — were the three most sought-after commodities that drove the entire Age of Exploration.
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