ST JOHN’S WORT

HYPERICUM, CLUSIACEAE ou HYPERICACEAE is a botanical genus that includes several hundred herbaceous or shrub species (more than 400) widespread in all temperate regions, Asia, Europe and the Americas. hypericum,…

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MINT SPEARMINT PEPPERMINT

The botanical determination of mints (LABIATEAE=LAMIACEAE) is not simple because they hybridize easily, so we found sometimes mints that are difficult to classify, they are forms of transition between so-called…

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SWEET CLOVER

The MELILOT OFFICINAL or SWEET CLOVER , MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS, FABACEAE,is an herbaceous plant of variable size (30 cm to more than a meter), with erect stems quite stiff, with leaves…

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HORSE-CHESTNUT

The HORSE-CHESTNUT tree, AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM, SAPINDACEAE=HIPPOCASTANACEAE, is native to the Balkans and northern Greece is a large tree, with a harmonious development and rich foliage which makes it appreciated as…

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MANGO

The MANGO tree, MANGIFERA INDICA, ANACARDIACEAE, is native to the forests of the Indo-Burman region, it is cultivated in the Indian subcontinent for several thousand years, the Portuguese introduced it…

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LAVENDER

Lavenders(LABIATEAE), are typical shrubs of the Mediterranean region (hot and dry in summer, humid in winter ) and they develop well in limestone soils at medium and low altitude (0…

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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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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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