Ipomoea violacea – Morning Glory

Ipomoea violacea – Morning Glory
FAMILY: Convolvulaceae GENUS: Ipomoea SPECIES: Violacea (alternately known as Tricolor) COMMON NAMES: Morning Glory, Badoh Negro (Zapotec, ‘black badoh’), Bajucillo (Spanish, ‘little tendril’), La’aja Shnash (Zapotec, ‘seeds of the...

Celastrus paniculatus – Celastrus Seeds

Celastrus paniculatus – Celastrus Seeds
FAMILY: Celastraceae GENUS: Celastrus SPECIES: Paniculatus COMMON NAMES: Adilearicham, Bavangi, Black Ipecac, Black Oil Plant, Black Oil Tree, Celastrus Dependens, Celastrus Paniculata, Climbing Staff Plant, Climbing Staff Tree, Dhimarbel, Intellect Tree, Jothismadhu...

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,...

Calea zacatechichi – Dream Herb

Calea zacatechichi – Dream Herb
FAMILY: Compositae (Sunflower Family) GENUS: Calea SPECIES: Zacatechichi COMMON NAMES: Ahuapatli, Amula, Atanasia amarga, Aztec Dream Grass, Bejuco Chismuyo, Betonica, Bitter Grass, Chapote, Chichicxihuitl, Dream Herb, Falso Simonillo, Hoja Madre, Iztactzapotl,...