Artemisia mexicana – Mexican Wormwood

Artemisia mexicana – Mexican Wormwood

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Compositae: Asteraceae GENUS: Artemisia SPECIES: Mexicana COMMON NAMES: Mexican Wormwood, Agenjo del Pais, Ambfe (Otomi), Artemisia, Cola de Zorillo (‘little tail of the fox’), Ensencio de Mata Verde (‘incense of the green bush’),...

Catha edulis – Khat

Catha edulis – Khat

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Celastraceae GENUS: Catha SPECIES: Edulis COMMON NAMES: Abessinischer Tee, Abyssinian Tea, Arabian Tea, Bushman’s Tea, Cat, Chat Tree, Flower of Paradise, Jaad (Somali), Kafta (Arabic, ‘leaf’), Kat, Miraa, Muhulo (Tanzania), Muirungi (Kenya),...

Passiflora spp. – Passion Flower

Passiflora spp. – Passion Flower

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Passifloraceae GENUS: Passiflora SPECIES: Caerulea, Edulis, Foetida, Incarnata, Involucrata, Jorullensis, Laurifolia, Quadrangularis, Rubra COMMON NAMES: Passionflowers, Passion Fruits, Flos Passionis, Granadilla Passiflora as a genus covers over four hundred...

Pandanus spiralis, spp. – Screw Tree

Pandanus spiralis, spp. – Screw Tree

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Pandanaceae GENUS: Pandanus SPECIES: Antaresensis, Spiralis, Nepalensis, Odoratissimus, Tectorius COMMON NAMES: Screw Tree, Ketaka, Kevada, Vacoa Pandanus is a large genus of the tropics. These plants are tree-like and each plant is both male and female, with...