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Tamale
Tamale (tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli): Mesoamerican dish of masa corn dough with filling, wrapped in corn husk or banana leaf and steamed; over 500 Mexican varieties, Delta hot tamales simmered, holiday tamalada tradition.
Tamaricaceae
Tamaricaceae, the tamarix family, is a Caryophyllales family of halophytic shrubs and small trees with scale-like leaves and capsular fruit. Four accepted genera, Myricaria, Myrtama, Reaumuria, and Tamarix; sister to Frankeniaceae; Tamarix has about 70 species.
Tamarind
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica, Arabic tamr hindi, "Indian date") is a Fabaceae tree native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, grown tropically for acidic pod pulp used in curries, drinks, and confectionery; India is the largest producer.
Tamarix
Tamarix (tamarisk, saltcedar) is a genus of salt-tolerant shrubs and small trees in Tamaricaceae, native from Africa and the Mediterranean to Asia, with scale-like salt-secreting leaves; several species are invasive riparian weeds in the western United States.
Tamarix gallica
Tamarix gallica (French tamarisk), Mediterranean-Sahara shrub or tree of Tamaricaceae with salt-excreting scale-like leaves; salt-tolerant and arsenic-tolerant halophyte, ornamental and windbreak, invasive in California and listed as a noxious weed.
Tanacetum
Tanacetum (tansy genus) is a 134-160 species Asteraceae genus of temperate Eurasia, NW Africa, and North America, including common tansy, feverfew, and pyrethrum daisy, source of pyrethrin insecticides.
Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium, formerly Chrysanthemum parthenium) is an aromatic Asteraceae herb native from southeast Europe to the western Himalaya, traditionally used against fever and migraine; parthenolide is its key constituent, with mixed clinical evidence for migraine prevention.
Tansy
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), also common tansy or bitter buttons, is a thujone-containing Asteraceae perennial herb native to temperate Eurasia, historically a medicinal herb, introduced to North America by 1631 and now an invasive weed with insecticidal and metal-bioindicator uses.
Taproot
A taproot is a large, central, dominant root growing straight down into the soil, typical of dicots such as carrot, turnip, and mesquite, while monocots have fibrous roots.
Taraxacum
Taraxacum (dandelion), Asteraceae genus of latex-bearing rosette herbs with beaked, wind-dispersed achenes; 50-250 sexual species plus up to 2,500 apomictic triploid microspecies; diploids sexual, polyploids apomictic; used as food, medicine, and rubber source.
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Asteraceae perennial native to Europe to Siberia and NW Africa; apomictic triploid microspecies complex, wind-dispersed seeds, widespread invasive lawn weed, edible and medicinal herb.
Taro
Taro (Colocasia esculenta), also cocoyam or kalo, is an Araceae corm crop domesticated in India, Southeast Asia, and possibly New Guinea, spread across the Pacific and Africa, with 18.21 Mt produced in 2024, led by Nigeria.
Tarragon
Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus, estragon) is a perennial Asteraceae herb. French tarragon (var. sativa) has the anise flavor but is sterile and grown from divisions; seed-sold tarragon is the bland Russian form.
Taxaceae
Taxaceae, the yew family, is a conifer family of about 34 species in 6 genera (Taxus, Torreya, Amentotaxus, Austrotaxus, Pseudotaxus, Cephalotaxus) with single arillate seeds, distributed across North America, North Africa, and Eurasia to Southeast Asia.
Taxane
Taxanes are diterpene microtubule-stabilizing chemotherapy drugs (paclitaxel, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, nab-paclitaxel) from Taxus yews; they bind beta-tubulin, cause G2/M arrest, and treat breast, ovarian, lung, and prostate cancers.
Taxodium
Taxodium (bald cypresses) is a genus of two or three deciduous or semi-evergreen Cupressaceae trees of the southern USA and Mexico, known for swamp cypress knees, rot-resistant cypressene wood, and a Cretaceous-to-Pleistocene fossil record across North America, Europe, and East Asia.
Taxodium distichum
Taxodium distichum, the bald cypress or swamp cypress, is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, where it dominates river flood plains and swamps.
Taxonomy of Cycas
The taxonomy of Cycas covers how the cycad genus Cycas, sole genus of Cycadaceae, has been divided into sections since 1843, with about 124 accepted species.
Taxonomy of Juniperus
The taxonomy of Juniperus covers how the juniper genus, largest in the cypress family with 60 to 75 species, is divided into three sections: Caryocedrus, Juniperus, and Sabina.
Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae
Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae: classification of the orchid family into five subfamilies (Apostasioideae, Vanilloideae, Cypripedioideae, Orchidoideae, Epidendroideae), tribes, subtribes, and genera, from Swartz's 1800 system to molecular phylogenetics and Chase's 2015 classification of 736 genera.
Taxus
Taxus (yews): genus of about 10–12 evergreen Taxaceae trees and shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere; source of paclitaxel (Taxol); all parts except the red aril are taxine-poisonous; several Asian species are threatened.
Taxus × media
Taxus × media (Anglojap yew) is an artificial hybrid of English yew Taxus baccata and Japanese yew T. cuspidata, raised about 1900 at the Hunnewell Arboretum, Massachusetts, and named by Alfred Rehder in 1906; over 150 cultivars, including 'Hicksii' and 'Hatfieldii', dominate the North American nursery trade.
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata, the common or English yew, is a poisonous evergreen conifer of Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, living up to 2,000 years or more, found in churchyards, and the source of taxane anti-cancer drugs; IUCN Least Concern.
Taxus brevifolia
Taxus brevifolia, Pacific yew or western yew, a small shade-tolerant conifer of the Pacific Northwest from Alaska to California; original bark source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel; IUCN Near Threatened.
Tecoma
Tecoma is a genus of Bignoniaceae shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical America, best known for Tecoma stans (yellow bells), a medicinal and ornamental plant that is invasive in several regions.
Tectona
Tectona (teak genus), Lamiaceae; three Asian tree species, type T. grandis; 2n=36; natural teak forests ~29 Mha, planted 4.35–6.89 Mha; prized durable timber.
Teff (ጤፍ)
Teff (ጤፍ; Eragrostis tef), also tef or Williams lovegrass, is a tiny-seeded Ethiopian highland cereal and injera staple, gluten-free, allotetraploid, with Eragrostis pilosa as wild progenitor.
Telfairia
Telfairia Hook. is a genus of three accepted Cucurbitaceae climbing vines native to tropical Africa, Comoros, and Madagascar; its best-known species is the fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis), a West African leafy vegetable and oilseed crop.
Telfairia occidentalis
Telfairia occidentalis, commonly called fluted pumpkin, fluted gourd, or ugu, is a dioecious climbing vine of the gourd family grown in West Africa for its edible leaves and seeds.
Telopea speciosissima
Telopea speciosissima, the New South Wales waratah, is a Proteaceae shrub native to eastern NSW with red flower heads; NSW floral emblem since 1962, IUCN Least Concern, grown as a cut flower.