THYME
THYMES, LABIATEAE=LAMIACEAE, are small bushy plants, erect (common thyme) or more spreading and creeping (wild thyme), typical of the Mediterranean region where they grow naturally. Common Thyme, THYMUS VULGARIS, is…
TEA TREE
The TEA TREE, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA, MYRTACEAE is endemic to areas of eastern Australia (north of New South Wales to Queensland).It has been introduced in countries with a similar climate (USA,…
PLANTAIN
There are several hundred species of PLANTAIN, PLANTAGINACEAE, around the world. Plantains from temperate regions are common perennials but adaptable to tropical or subtropical climates, they are therefore found all…
FENNEL
FENNEL,, FOENICULUM VULGARE=FOENICULUM OFFICINALE, APIACEAE,is part of the same plant family as dill, angelica, parsley, carrot or hemlock, which is characterized by its umbel inflorescence (hence the ancient umbelliferous name);…
ASTHMA HERB
EUPHORBIA HIRTA = EUPHORBIA PILULIFERA = CHAMAESYCE HIRTA ou PILULIFERA EUPHORBIACEAE Plants of the genus euphorbia are a large plant family which includes numerous herbaceous plants, some with the appearance…
BANANA TREE BANANA
The musaceae are tall, shrub-like grasses with a pseudo-trunk or false-stem. MUSA ACUMINATA is the main cultivated species but there also, MUSA SAPIENTUM, MUSA PARADISIACA, MUSA TROGLODYTARUM The inflorescence is…
TROPICAL ALMOND TRIPHALA
Terminalia catappa or tropical almond tree (COMBRETACEAE) are generally large trees They grow in warm regions with deciduous leaves, and discrete earflowers.The fruits are drupes more or less fleshy whose…
ALOE VERA
Aloe (between 100 and 200 species) are liliaceae without bulb and sometimes looking like a tree. Aloe vera or common aloe or Barbados aloe or true aloe, is a succulent…
GARLIC
Liliaceae are monocotyledonous, cosmopolitan, comprising several thousand species.Most species are perennials often with a rhizome or a bulb, especially in temperate countries (eg tulip, hyacinth, lily of the valley, onion,…