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…
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,…
TURMERIC CURCUMA
ZINGIBERACEAE are used on all continents, and mainly in tropico-equatorial regions, for their odoriferous, culinary (spices) and medicinal properties, which are shared to varying degrees by all species. The best…
SOURSOP SUGAR APPLE
Soursop, ANNONA MURICATA, and sugar apple ,ANNONA SQUAMOSA,are two representatives of an important botanical family, ANNONACEAE, not only by the number of species but also by their richness in compounds…
CORIANDER
Coriander in English, coriandre in French and cilandro in Spanish,CORIANDRUM SATIVUM = CORIANDRUM VULGARE, APIACEAE, is a small herbaceous plant, generally cultivated, probably native to the Middle East and also…
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…
LEMONGRASS
The leaves of some large tropical herbs of the genus Cymbopogon contain essential oil.This very fragrant essential oil combined with a silica content that makes the leaves sharp protect them…
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…
CARAPA ANDIROBA TOULOUCOUNA
MELIACEAE are trees or shrubs from tropico-equatorial regions. Many have a desirable wood and have been overexploited such as African mahogany (Kaya), the Caribbean mahogany (Swietenia), or mahogany "female" or…
POT MARIGOLD
POT MARIGOLD (CALENDULA OFFICINALIS), FIELD MARIGOLD (CALENDULA ARVENSIS),COMMON DAISY (BELLIS PERENNIS),ASTERACEAE These three plants are very common in Europe. POT MARIGOLD or COMMON MARIGOLD, widely cultivated, is annual or perennial…