A conceptual internal plant match?

[Koen G]

It's fascinating that they supposedly had this product around that came from the other side of the world, but were not able to trace where it came from. Presumably because of the many middlemen involved.

If the fruit is clove, then I would argue that the plant is 100% invented. This already appears to be the case for the fanciful root, and the leaves are a generic whorl like Plantago.