Clove is an evergreen plant which is indigenous to Indonesia. Its dried flower buds are a popular spice and are also used in Chinese and Ayurveda medicine. Clove oils, dried flower buds, leaves, and stems are used to make medicine. Clove is strictly a tropical plant and requires a warm humid climate having a temperature of 20 to 300C. Humid atmospheric condition and a well-distributed annual rainfall of 150 to 250 cm are essential. It thrives well in all situations ranging from sea level up to an altitude of 1500 meters and also in places proximal to and away from sea.