GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA
GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA, FABACEAE, which does not have a common name in French or English, is native to West Africa, from Senegal to Congo, but is mainly present in Liberia, Ivory…
GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA, FABACEAE, which does not have a common name in French or English, is native to West Africa, from Senegal to Congo, but is mainly present in Liberia, Ivory…
The POMEGRANATE tree, PUNICA GRANATUM, LYTHRACEAE , (PUNICACEAE) is often just a bushy shrub, it is native to the Mediterranean basin or the Middle East. It was already cultivated in…
Unlike other members of the MYRTACEAE family, eucalyptus or cloves , guava is not very aromatic. This small tree, PSIDIUM GUAJAVA, of 3 to 10 m, with very hard wood,…
Plants of the genus ABELMOSCHUS are very close to HIBISCUS, MALVACEAE, they are native to Africa and Asia-Pacific. Some were still recently classified in the genus Hibiscus. The Abelmoschus are…
The "GOJI" (Western name made from a Chinese name), LYCIUM BARBARUM, SOLANACEAE,is a bushy Euro-Asian plant (it grows spontaneously in France). LYCIUM CHINENSE or Chinese wolfberry is very close and…
The myrtaceae family includes more than 1000 species of trees and shrubs from tropical and warm regions. The clove, EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS = SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM MYRTACEAE, is a small to medium-sized…
In ancient Chinese medicine books, ginseng, PANAX GINSENG, ARALIACEAE, was already a famous medicinal plant.It "regulated" the 5 viscera, balanced the vital energy, strengthening the spirit, making courageous and generous,…
This elegant-looking tree , GINKGO BILOBA, GINKGOACEAE,is considered a "living fossil". Geology tells us that very similar plants lived in the primary (Permian) era, peaked in the Secondary (Jurassic) era,…
Considered a spice or seasoning in France, ginger is medicinal in many European, English speaking countries and Asia.Ginger is a large perennial herb that resembles turmeric, the floral spike is…
JUNIPERS are part of a large family of conifers, cupressaceae, in some genera the trees have gigantic proportions or have an exceptional longevity (sequoia, redwood, cypress). For their part junipers…