Plants

Food-grade rice, which is the staple food for nearly half the people living in the world, is obtained from the grain of Asian rice (Oryza sativa).

The bitter variety is poisonous but once peeled and exposed to the sun, it becomes edible. The sweet variety is often eaten by wild animals and insects, and plantations are destroyed.

Sour varieties include the Florentine and diamante citrons - from Italy - and the Greek Balady citro ...

They are also called sweet potatoes, patatas, or kumara.

In the tropical and subtropical regions this species is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant. In ...

These include tree ferns, sagebrush, palms, yucca, dracaena, and pandanus.

The Fagaceae family includes economically important types of trees that are a source of wood raw mat ...

Before shipping, they are often covered with special waxes or wrapped in food wrap soaked with fungi ...