FLAX LINSEED
FLAX, LINUM USITATISSIMUM, LINACEAE, probably originated in the Middle East, was used in ancient Egypt and was introduced very early in Western Europe. The use of flax for its textile…
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…
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…
MANGOSTEEN
The CLUSIACEAE, formerly guttifers, are trees or shrubs of tropico-equatorial regions .The genus Garcinia is well represented in Southeast Asia and India, but Garcinia is also found in Africa and…
FUMITORY
Fumaria genus include about fifty species sometimes difficult to distinguish from each other. These are plants originating from Eurasia but which have been introduced in other countries with a temperate…
BLADDER WRACK
FUCUS, BLADDER WRACK, ROCK WEED are common algae that develop in the mid-tidal zone , they support regular emersion periods twice a day.These are perennial algae from temperate and cold…
ASH TREE
ASH TREE, MANNA ASH TREE, WHITE OR AMERICAN ASH TREE, CHINESE OR KOREAN ASH TREE There are more than 50 species of ash (OLEACEAE) mainly in temperate or cold regions.…
COCONUT
COCONUT TREE, COCOS NUCIFERA, ARECACEAE,is the emblematic tree of the tropical shores, it is probably native to Southeast Asia but is now found in all tropico-equatorial countries. It has been…
CHRYSANTHELLUM
Two species of Chrysanthellum or chrisantellum and their subspecies are used in traditional medicine in Central America, South America and Africa : CHRYSANTHELLUM AMERICANUM, CHRYSANTHELLUM INDICUM SOUS ESPECE AFRO-AMERICANUM, ASTERACEAEThey…
CASSIA SENNA EGYPTIAN SENNA
CASSIA FISTULACASSIA OCCIDENTALIS = SENNA OCCIDENTALISCASSIA ALATA = SENNA ALATACASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA = SENNA ALEXANDRINACASSIA SENNA GOLDEN RAIN TREECOFFEE SENNACANDLE BUSHEGYPTIAN SENNA There are more than 600 species in the Cassia…