Coffea arabica – Coffee Bush

Coffea arabica – Coffee Bush
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...

Cocos nucifera – Coconut Palm

Cocos nucifera – Coconut Palm
FAMILY: Palmae GENUS: Cocos SPECIES: Nucifera COMMON NAMES: Coconut, Coconut Palm, Cocos Palm, Dab (Bengali), Green Gold, Ha’ari, Kokoh, Mabang, Naral (Marathi), Obi, Palmeer-baum, Suphala (Sanskrit), Tengu (Kannada) Cocos nucifera is a slender palm that can...

Cannabis sativa – Fiber Hemp

Cannabis sativa – Fiber Hemp
FAMILY: Cannabaceae GENUS: Cannabis SPECIES: Sativa COMMON NAMES: Agra, Bang, Bushman Grass, Canape (Italian), Canep (Albanian), Cannabis, Dagga, Damo (Tagalog, ‘grass’), El-keif (Lebanese), Entorpecente (‘sedative agent’), Esra (Turkish,...

Areca catechu – Betel Nut

Areca catechu – Betel Nut
FAMILY: Arecaceae GENUS: Areca SPECIES: Catechu COMMON NAMES: Adike, Areca, Betel Nut, Betel Palm, Betelnut, Fobal, Goorrecanut Palm, Gouvaka, Kamuku, Mak, Paan Supari, Pinlang, Sopari, Tambul, Tuuffel Purchase Areca Catechu (Betel Nut) Betel nut is a name given to...

Crocus sativus – Saffron Crocus

Crocus sativus – Saffron Crocus
FAMILY: Iridaceae GENUS: Crocus SPECIES: Sativus COMMON NAMES: Abir (Persian), Crocus (Roman), Gewurzsafran, Hay Saffron, Karcom (Hebrew), Krokos (Greek), Plam Phool (Pakistani), Saffron, Saffron Crocus, Z’afaran (Arabic/Yemen) Crocus sativus is a perennial...