Polyanthes tuberosa (synonym): Commonly called tuberose, the species is native to Mexico. It is grown both for bouquet flowers, and for the extraction by distillation of its essence, used in perfumery. Its plantation stretches over a surface of 5 hectares in the region of Blida, and is transformed in the Chiffa factory. (Boudjemaâ Haichour, 2008: 254)
country: Algérie
year: 1972
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