Maquira sclerophylia – Rapa dos Indios

Maquira sclerophylia – Rapa dos Indios

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Moraceae GENUS: Maquira SPECIES: Sclerophylia COMMON NAMES: Rapa dos Indios (‘Indian Snuff’) Maquira sclerophylia is an enormous forest tree that can grow up to thirty meters in height. The leaves are thick and heavy, ovate and marginally inrolled...

Aconitum ferox – Blue Aconite

Aconitum ferox – Blue Aconite

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae GENUS: Aconitum SPECIES: Ferox COMMON NAMES: Aconite, Aticish (Nepali, ‘very poisonous’), Bachnag (Persian), Bish (Arabic), Black Aconite, Blue Aconite, Himalayan Monkshood, Mithavis (Hindi), Monk’s Hood, Sman-chen (Tibetan,...

Veratrum album – White Hellebore

Veratrum album – White Hellebore

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Liliaceae GENUS: Veratrum SPECIES: Album COMMON NAMES: White Hellebore, Elabro Bianco (Italian), False Hellebore, Gonos Aetou (Greek, ‘eagle’s chest or ‘summer bird child’), Kundush (Persian), Lagnion (Gaulish, ‘physician...

Rivea corymbosa – Ololiuqui

Rivea corymbosa – Ololiuqui

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Convolvulaceae GENUS: Rivea/rivea SPECIES: Corymbosa COMMON NAMES: Aguinaldo (Cuba), Badoh (Zapotec), Badoh Blanco (‘white badoh’), Bejuco de San Pedro (‘vine of St. Peter’), Coatlxihuitl (Aztec, ‘snake plant’),...

Pogostemon cablin – Patchouli

Pogostemon cablin – Patchouli

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Lamiaceae GENUS: Pogostemon SPECIES: Cablin COMMON NAMES: Patchouli, Patchouly, Pachouli Purchase Patchouli Leaves Pogostemon cablin, or patchouli, is a bushy herb of the mint family that has erect stems reaching two or three feet in height and that produces...