According to Wikipedia this is a misidentification (i.e. not actually a clove), based on the following sources: http://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-clove-

According to Wikipedia this is a misidentification (i.e. not actually a clove), based on the following sources: http://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-clove-heres-what-our-find-in-sri-lanka-says-about-the-early-spice-trade-109686 http://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-clove-heres-what-ou... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/004382400409934 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/004382400409934