LAUREL BAY TREE

Important Botanical family in warmer regions, the Lauraceae are often aromatic, they are trees or evergreen shrubs. The noble laurel (bay tree) , LAURUS NOBILIS, LAURACEAE,is native to Asia Minor,…

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LANTANA

The lantana genus is found in all the tropical or sub-tropical regions of the world. Both species LANTANA CAMARA, LANTANA INVOLUCRATA, VERBENACEAE are probably native to the West Indies and…

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KUDZU KUZU

The KUDZU vine (or Kuzu in Japan) is a name that corresponds to several species or varieties of Pueraria(FABOIDEAE). The main medicinal species or "true" kudzu is PUERARIA MONTANA VAR…

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SHEA BUTTER TREE

The shea butter tree or simply shea tree, VITELLARIA PARADOXA = BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SAPOTACEAE), is a tree of the African savannah (between 1000 and 1500 mm of annual rainfall) present…

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JUJUBE RED DATE

The ZIZYPHUS botanical genus,(RHAMNACEAE) whose complex spelling of Latin origin is sometimes simplified into ZIZIPHUS (which can create confusion) exists in most continents. there are about forty species of trees…

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INDIAN PENNYWORT

The APIACEAE (formerly umbellifera for the umbel shape of their inflorescence) are not very represented in tropical regions, on the other hand they are very widespread and constitute an important…

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HOPS

CANNABACEAE = CANNABINACEAE are represented by only two genera: Cannabis, hemp, and Humulus, hops. Hops, HUMULUS LUPULUS is a climbing and perennial herb native to temperate Eurasia that climbs on…

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HIBISCUS ROSELLE SORREL

HIBISCUS, MALVACEAE, are herbaceous, bushy plants, small shrubs or true trees, mainly from tropical and subtropical regions. They are botanically very close to OKRAS (GOMBOS) and PACIFIC CABBAGE which are…

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