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…
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…
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…
KAVA AWA YAGONA
The inhabitants of the South Pacific, Melanesia and Polynesia, before their contact with the Europeans, knew only one intoxicating drink prepared from the roots of the inebriating pepper: PIPER METHYSTICUM…
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…
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…
HOPS
CANNABACEAE = CANNABINACEAE are represented by only two genera: Cannabis, hemp, and Humulus, hops. Hops, HUMULUS LUPULUS is a climbing and perennial herb native to temperate Eurasia that climbs on…
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…
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…
CALIFORNIAN POPPY
The CALIFORNIAN POPPY, whose complicated scientific name ( ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA,PAPAVERACEAE ) honors an illustrious Russian botanist, is native to the plains and coastal areas of California where it occurs on…