Stevia (scientific name: Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Hemsl.) is a perennial herb of the Compositae family and the genus Stevia. Plant height 1-1.3 meters. The root tips are hypertrophy, 50-60 pieces, up to 25 cm in length. The stem is upright, the base tip is lignified, the upper part is soft, dense and short hairy, the corolla base is light purple or white, and the upper part is white. Achenes linear, slightly flattened, brown, with crested hairs. Flowering from July to September, fruiting from September to November.
It is native to the alpine meadows on the border of Paraguay and Brazil in South America. Since 1977, Beijing, Hebei, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Yunnan and other places in China have been introduced and cultivated. This species likes to grow in a warm and humid environment and is sensitive to light. The leaves contain 6-12% inulin glycosides. The fine product is white powder. It is a low-calorie, high-sweetness natural sweetener, and one of the raw materials for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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