Origins - getting to the roots
Date fruits
PALM TREE
DOCUMENTED IN PERSIAN GULF
Exact origin uncertain. Speculated to be native to Mesopotamia, Egypt or Persian Gulf.
Hemp
FLOWERING PLANT
DOCUMENTED IN EUROPE AND ASIA
Studied to originate from Central / Eastern Asia. Today cosmopolitan.
Butterfly pea
FLOWERING PLANT
DOCUMENTED IN KERALA, INDIA
Native to Ternate Island, Indonesia. Widespread to Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Butiá
PALM TREE
DOCUMENTED IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
Native to South America (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay).
Banana
SUCCULENT HERB
DOCUMENTED IN BRAZIL AND INDIA
Native to Southeast Asia. Today widespread. As a result of modern agricultural technologies bananas are also cultivated in non-tropical regions.
