Alchornea floribunda – Alan Root

Alchornea floribunda – Alan Root

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae GENUS: Alchornea SPECIES: Floribunda, Cordifolia COMMON NAMES: Christmas Bush, Tekei, Agyama, Mbom, Diangba, Alan, Elando, Mulolongu, Kai, Sumara Fida, Iporuru Alchornea floribunda is a small evergreen that can grow up to 32 feet tall.  The...

Datura stramonium – Common Thorn Apple

Datura stramonium – Common Thorn Apple

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Datura SPECIES: Stramonium COMMON NAMES: Ama:y’uhc (Mixe, ‘dangerous plant’), Apple Of Peru, Chamico (Quechua), Common Thorn Apple, Concombre Zombi (Caribic, ‘zombie cucumber’), Devil’s Apple, Devil’s...

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...

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...