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…
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…
POMEGRANATE
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…
PSIDIUM GUAJAVA
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,…
OKRA GOMBO PACIFIC CABBAGE
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…
GOJI WOLFBERRY
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…
CLOVE
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…
GINSENG ELEUTHEROCOCCUS
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,…
GINKGO GINKYO
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,…
GINGER
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…