MANCHINEEL AND BLINDING TREE
THE MANCHINEEL TREE, HIPPOMANE MANCENILLA, AND THE BLINDING TREE, EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA These two tropical trees with toxic and corrosive latex are found near certain tropical beaches; guardians of the Garden…
THE CANDLENUT TREE
THE CANDLENUT TREE or MOLUCCAN WALNUT TREE,or Indian walnut, Aleurites moluccanus (or moluccana), is an Euphorbiaceae native to South-East Asia, it has been introduced into the majority of tropical-equatorial countries…
CASTOR OIL PLANT
EUPHORBIACEAE are plants of varied appearance, from grasses to large trees, distributed all over the world but numerous in warm countries.They often contain latex, white or colorless, which is sometimes…
NEEM TREE
AZADIRACHTA INDICA, Neem tree or Neem (English common name used throughout the world) is included in the MELIACEAE family (such as mahogany), it is probably native to the Indo-Malay region.…
NUTMEG
This small botanical family, MYRISTICACEAE, comprises few genera and 380 species of trees in tropical forests, especially in the Indo-Malay region, Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. They are trees…
HORSE-CHESTNUT
The HORSE-CHESTNUT tree, AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM, SAPINDACEAE=HIPPOCASTANACEAE, is native to the Balkans and northern Greece is a large tree, with a harmonious development and rich foliage which makes it appreciated as…
OLEANDER and THEVETIA
The oleander, NERIUM OLEANDER, APOCYNACEAE, is a shrub native to the Mediterranean region, with evergreen foliage, with pink flowers but sometimes white or red. It is a shrub very resistant…
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…
COMMON YEW
Trees of the genus Taxus(TAXACEAE) are native to the northern hemisphere.They are non-coniferous evergreens. Despite belonging to the coniferous group, they do not have true cones but fruits containing a…
BUTCHER’S BROOM
RUSCUS ACULEATUS, LILIACEAE, butcher's broom, is part of the same botanical family as garlic, aloe or iris but presents itself in a completely different aspect. It is an evergreen shrub,…