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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

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Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Gum Arabic Tree

Gum Arabic Tree

Acacia senegal

Açai Palm

Euterpe oleracea

Ackee

Ackee

Blighia sapida

Acuminata

Acuminata

Mangifera acuminata

Akiʻaki

Sporobolus virginicus

Alexandria Laurel (Alexandrian Laurel)

Alexandria Laurel (Alexandrian Laurel)

Calophyllum inophyllum

Allspice

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Aloe

Aloe

Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera)

Aloe vera 'Golden Tooth'

Aloe vera 'Golden Tooth'

Aloe barbadensis var. 'Golden Tooth'

Aloe vera 'Mitered Flame'

Aloe vera 'Mitered Flame'

Aloe barbadensis 'Mitered Flame'

Aloe vera 'Variegata'

Aloe vera 'Variegata'

Aloe barbadensis var. variegata

Amba

Amba

Mangifera indica

Andiroba

Andiroba

Carapa guianensis

Hawaiian Antidesma

Hawaiian Antidesma

Antidesma hawaiiensis

Arecanut Palm

Areca catechu

Arriba

Arriba

Theobroma cacao 'Arriba'

Ashoka Tree

Ashoka Tree

Saraca asoca

Goat's Horn Cactus

Goat's Horn Cactus

Astrophytum capricorne

Bishop's Cap Cactus 'Onzuka'

Bishop's Cap Cactus 'Onzuka'

Astrophytum myriostigma 'Onzuka'

Bali White

Mitragyna speciosa

Baramasi Mango

Mangifera indica (Baramasi cultivar)

Barnyard Millet

Barnyard Millet

Echinochloa frumentacea

Basmati 385 Rice

Basmati 385 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Binjai

Mangifera caesia

Black Tree

Black Tree

Alstonia scholaris

Liverseed Grass

Brachiaria dictyoneura

Brazil Nut

Brazil Nut

Bertholletia excelsa

Breadfruit

Breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Breadfruit Ma'afala

Breadfruit Ma'afala

Artocarpus altilis 'Ma'afala'

Breadfruit Seedless Tahitian

Breadfruit Seedless Tahitian

Artocarpus altilis

Breadfruit, Seedless Tahitian

Breadfruit, Seedless Tahitian

Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

Bryum moss

Bryum moss

Bryum species (genus Bryum)

Burro's Tail

Burro's Tail

Sedum morganianum

Columnar Cereus (various species)

Columnar Cereus (various species)

Cereus spp. (including Cereus hildmannianus, Cereus validus, Cereus repandus)

Powder Puff Cactus

Powder Puff Cactus

Mammillaria bocasana

Calabash

Calabash

Crescentia cujete

Calophylla

Calophylla

Calophyllum inophyllum

Cashew Tree

Cashew Tree

Anacardium occidentale

Castilla

Castilla elastica

Cereal crops

Cereal crops

Various species (Triticum, Zea, Oryza, Hordeum, Avena, Sorghum spp.)

Cereal grains

Cereal grains

Poaceae family (various genera: Triticum, Hordeum, Secale, Avena, Oryza, Zea)

Aulu Tree

Cheirodendron trigynum

Chi-Chi

Chi-Chi

Manilkara zapota

Chicle

Manilkara zapota

Chocolate plant

Chocolate plant

Theobroma cacao

Chuao

Chuao

Theobroma cacao 'Chuao'

Cinnamon Tree

Cinnamon Tree

Cinnamomum verum

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