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Caribbean herbs and spices
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Aloe vera – Barbados Aloes
gone to Mexico
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Carapa Guianensis – Crabwood, Andiroba
gone to Brazil and Columbia
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Capsicum – Scotch Bonnet Peppers
gone to Mexico and Central America
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Cola Nitida – Jamaican Kola Nut
– gone back to Africa
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Columbrina aborenscens – Mauby
gone to Venezuela
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Croton eluthera – Cascarilla, Eluthera bark
gone!!
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Cymbopogon citratus – West Indian Lemongrass
gone !!!
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Erynigium foetida – Fitweed, chardon
bene gone back to Africa
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Hibiscus sabdariffa – Jamaican Sorrel gone to Africa
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Lippia alba – Santa Maria, Catmint
gone to USA
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Maranta Arundaniciae– Arrowroot
dying marlet!!
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Myristica fragrans – Nutmeg and Mace gone to Asia
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Pimento diocica – Jamaican Allspice
gone to Mexico
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Pimento Racemosa – West Indian Bay Leaf
gone to Mexico!!
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Quassia amara – Bitterwood
gone to Brazil ( Surinam still there)
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Smilax regelii – Sarsparilla, Jamaican Bayonet gone to Central America
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Vetiver zizanoides – Vetitiver, Khus Khus grass
gone to India
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Zingiber Officinalis – Jamaican ginger
gone to Nigeria and India