Editing Clove (section)

==Description==
The clove tree is an [[evergreen]] that grows up to {{convert|8|–|12|m}} tall, with large leaves and [[crimson]] flowers grouped in terminal clusters. The flower buds initially have a pale hue, gradually turn green, then transition to a bright red when ready for harvest. Cloves are harvested at {{convert|1.5|–|2|cm|in|frac=8}} long, and consist of a long [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] that terminates in four spreading [[sepal]]s, and four unopened [[petals]] that form a small central ball.

Clove ''stalks'' are slender [[Plant stem|stems]] of the [[inflorescence]] axis that show opposite [[decussate]] branching. Externally, they are brownish, rough, and irregularly wrinkled longitudinally with short fracture and dry, woody texture. ''Mother cloves (anthophylli)'' are the ripe fruits of cloves that are ovoid, brown berries, [[Locule|unilocular]] and one-seeded. 
''Blown cloves'' are expanded flowers from which both [[Corolla (flower)|corollae]] and [[stamens]] have been detached. ''Exhausted cloves'' have most or all the oil removed by distillation. They yield no oil and are darker in color.{{cn|date=January 2023}}