Aconitum napellus – Monkshood

Aconitum napellus – Monkshood

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae GENUS: Aconitum SPECIES: Napellus COMMON NAMES: Aconite, Napel, Blue Aconite, Blue Rocket, Monkshood, Casque-de-Jupiter (Cap of Jupiter), Goatsbane, Helm, Hex, Odins Hut, Monkshood Plant, Ra-dug-gam’dzim-pa (Tibetan), Thora Quasi Phtora...

Brugmansia suaveolens – Angel’s Trumpet

Brugmansia suaveolens – Angel’s Trumpet

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Brugmansia SPECIES: Suaveolens COMMON NAMES: Ain-vai (Kofan), Angel’s Trumpet, Aromatic Angel’s Trumpet, Baikua, Canachiari (Shipibo), Chinki Tukutai Maikiua (Achuar, ‘angel’s trumpet to blow on small birds’),...

Ephedra gerardiana – Somalata

Ephedra gerardiana – Somalata

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Ephedraceae GENUS: Ephedra SPECIES: Gerardiana COMMON NAMES: Amsania, Budagur, Chefrat, Khanda Ma Houng (Tibetan), Ma-huang (Chinese), Narom (Pakistani), Oman (Pashto), Raci, Sang Kaba (Sherpa, ‘kaba incense’), Sikkim Ephedra, Soma, Somalata...

Datura discolor – Sacred Datura

Datura discolor – Sacred Datura

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Datura SPECIES: Discolor COMMON NAMES: A’neglakya, Desert Datura, Hehe Camostim, Heilige Datura, Holy Datura of the Zuni, Malykatu (Mohave), Sacred Thornapple, Thomas’ Thornapple, Toloache Datura discolor is a bushy herb with dark...

Coffea arabica – Coffee Bush

Coffea arabica – Coffee Bush

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Rubiaceae GENUS: Coffea SPECIES: Arabica COMMON NAMES: Arabian Coffee, Bergkaffee, Bun (Yemen), Buna (‘wine’), Chia-fei (Chinese), Coffee, Coffee Bush, Kahawa (Swahili), Qahwa (Arabic, ‘wine’) Coffea arabica is a perennial that can grow...