Botnical Name: Abies alba – Mill. Family : Pinaceae Synonyms: Abies pectinata – DC. Common Name: Silver Fir, European Silver fir Genus: Abies Habitat: Central and Southern Urope. Forests in mountains, 1000 – 1600 metres. Woodland Garden; Canopy; Description:- An evergreen Tree growing to 45m by 15m at a fast rate. Columnar tree having dark [...]
Image via Wikipedia Botanical Name: Rhamnus Frangula (LINN.) Family: N.O. Rhamnaceae Synonyms: Black Dogwood. Frangula Bark.Frangula alnus Common Name: Frangula Part Used: Bark. Habitat: The Alder Buckthorn is a slender shrub, widely distributed over Europe and northern Asia, and found in woods and thickets throughout England, though rare in Scotland. In place of the violently-acting [...]
Family: N.O. Rosaceae Almond is called: Lawz in Arabic Baadaam in Farsi and Urdu Etymology: The word ‘almond’ comes from Old French almande or alemande, late Latin amandola, derived through a form amingdola from the Greek aµ??da?? (cf Amygdala), an almond. The al- for a- may be due to a confusion with the Arabic article [...]
Botanical Name:Rosa gallica officinalis Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Rosoideae Common Names: Gallic Rose, French Rose, Rose of Provins,Apothecary’s Rose. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Genus: Rosa Species: R. gallica Habitat: Native to southern and central Europe eastwards to Turkey and the Caucasus. Description: It is a deciduous shrub forming large patches of shrubbery, [...]
Image via Wikipedia Botanical Name:Capsicum Chinense Jacq Family: Solanaceae Kingdom: Plantae Order: Solanales Genus: Capsicum Species: C. chinense / C. frutescens Subspecies: C. c. cultivar Naga Jolokia Common Name:Naga Jolokia (English: King Cobra Chili) — also known as Bhut Jolokia, Ghost Chili, Ghost Pepper, California Death Pepper, Naga Morich. Nomenclature The Assamese word ‘‘jolokia’’ means [...]
Botanical Name: Iberis amara Family: N.O. Cruciferae Common Name: Bitter CandyTuft Other Common Names: Annual Candytuft, Bitter Candytuft, Bittere Scheefbloem, Carraspique, Clown’s Mustard, Thalspi Blanc, Wild Candytuft Parts Used: Leaves, stem, root, seeds. Habitat: Found in various parts of Europe and in English and Scotch cornfields, specially in limestone districts. Description: Mounded annuals covered with [...]
Botanical Name : Cordyline australis Family: Laxmanniaceae Genus: Cordyline Kingdom: Plantae Order: Asparagales Species: C. australis Synonyms : Dracaena australis. Forst.f. Habitat :New Zealand. Forest margins and open places. Abundant near swamps. North, South and Stewart Islands.Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; A quote from Philip Simpson sums up the wide range of habitats the [...]
Botanical Name: Bellis perennis (LINN.) Family: N.O. Compositae Synonyms: Bruisewort. (Scotch) Bairnwort. (Welsh) Llygad y Dydd (Eye of the Day). Other Common Names: From various places around the Web, may not be 100% correct. Bellorita , Bruisewort , Common Daisy, Daisy , English Daisy , English Daisy USA, Harmesha Bahr , Ilk Bahar Chichegi , [...]
Botanical Name : Abronia villosa – S.Watson. Family : Nyctaginaceae Common names: desert sand verbena, yellow hairy sand verbena Genus : Abronia Habitat: South-western N. America – Nevada and Arizona to California. Found in creosote bush scrub from sea level to elevations of 2500 metres in California.Cultivated Beds; Description: Annual,glandular-hairy growing to 0.1m by 0.5m. [...]
Botanical Name: Piscidia erythrina (JACQ.) Family: N.O. Leguminosae Synonyms: Piscidia piscipula (L.), fish poison tree, fish fuddle Comon Name: Florida fishpoison tree Other Names: Dogwood Jamaica, Fishfudle, Fish Poison Bark, Fish-Poison Tree, Ichthyomethia piscipula, Jamaica Dogwood, Piscidia communis, Piscidia erythrina, Piscidia piscipula, West Indian Dogwood. Part Used: Bark. Habitat: West Indies, Florida, Texas, Mexico, the [...]
Botanical Name:Ephedra nevadensis) Family: Ephedraceae Common name: Mormon tea, American Ephedra , Ephedra , Ephedra, American , Mormon Tea , Nevada Joint-fir, Nevada Jointfir. Other Names: Brigham Tea, Mormon tea, Ephedra, Nevada Joint-fir, American Ma Huang, Mexican tea, Desert Ephedra, Desert tea. Known Hazards: None known Range: South-western N. America – Arizna, California, Nevada, Oregon [...]
Botanical Name :Wolfberry Family: Solanaceae Genus: Lycium Kingdom: Plantae Order: Solanales Common Name :Chinese wolfberry, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll’s tea tree, Murali (in India), red medlar, or matrimony vine.] Unrelated to the plant’s geographic origin, the names Tibetan goji and Himalayan goji are in common use in the health food [...]
Botanical Name: Ballota nigra (LINN.) Family: N.O. Labiatae Synonyms: Marrubium nigrum. Black Stinking Horehound. Part Used: Herb. Habitat: Waste ground, hedgerows, woods and shady places, preferring nitrogen-rich, moist, rather loose soil. Grows in Most of Europe, including Britain, south and east from Scandanavia to N. Africa and E. Mediterranean. Description:Perennial growing to 0.9m by 0.75m. [...]
Botanical Name: Pulmonaria Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Boraginaceae Genus: Pulmonaria Synonyms: The scientific name Pulmonaria is derived from Latin pulmo (the lung). In the times of sympathetic magic, the spotted oval leaves of P. officinalis were thought to symbolize diseased, ulcerated lungs, and so were used to treat pulmonary infections. [...]
Botanical Name :- Madhuca indica Indian name :- Mahua Family: Sapotaceae In Sanskrit, the plant is known as Madhuka. Mahua (Hindi name) is a medium to large sized tree that grows throughout India in abundance. It is used for timber, flowers and fruits. It has several medicinal properties. This article deals with few common medicinal [...]
Botanical Name: Acer spicatum – Lam. Family : Aceraceae/Sapindaceae COMMON NAMES : mountain maple, low maple, moose maple, water maple, moosewood, plaine batarde, erable ,fouereux Kingdom: Plantae Order: Sapindales Genus: Acer Species: A. spicatum Habitat: North-eastern N. America – Saskatchewan to Labrador, south to Wisconsin and Georgia.The tree lives in moist woods in rich, well-drained [...]
Botanical Name: Achyranthes bidentata Family : Amaranthaceae Common Name: Oxknee Other Common Names: Niu Hsi, Niu Hsi Chiu, Pig’s Knee, Soei In Soei Genus: Achyranthes Habitat : Native: •AFRICA: West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea West Tropical Africa: Nigeria •ASIA-TEMPERATE :Russian Far East: Russian Federation – Primorye China: China – Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, [...]
Botanical Name: Mentha pulegium Family :LAMIACEAE or LABIATAE Mint Family Genus: Mentha Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Species: M. pulegium Synonyms: Pulegium. Run-by-the-Ground. Lurk-in-the-Ditch. Pudding Grass. Piliolerial. Common Names ennyRoyal , Penny-Royal, poleo Parts Used: leaves and young flowers, essential oil Habitat: Native to Europe but now it is grown in most of the [...]
Botanical Name: Acaenia anserinifolia Family : Rosaceae Subfamilia: Rosoideae Synonyms: Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk Click to see: COMMON NAMES : Genus : Acaenia Cladus: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Ordo: Rosales Tribus: Sanguisorbeae Subtribus: Sanguisorbinae Genus: Acaena Species: Acaena anserinifolia Habitat:Eastern Australia, New Zealand. Naturalized in Britain. Open positions from lowland to the montane zone in North, South [...]
Botanical Name:Cassia Senna(Cassia angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia) Family: Caesalpiniaceae /Leguminosae Latin Name : Cassia Angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia. Latin: Folium Cassiae Common Names: Alexandrian Senna, Cassia lenitiva, Cassia lanceolata, Cassia officinalis, East Indian Senna, Nubian Senna, Tinnevelly Senna,Cassia senna, Senna, Rajavriksha, Fan xia ye,American senna,locust plant Trade Name: Senna Parts Used : Leaves and pods [...]
Botanical Name :Butyrospermum parkii Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Butyrospermum Kingdom: Plantae Order: Ericales Species: B. parkii Syn. B. paradoxa ,Vitellaria paradoxa Common Names : Shea Butter , Vitellaria,Karité,shea tree, vitellaria Habitat :Indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda. Description: The tree is perennial [...]
Botanical Name :Acer saccharinum – L. Family : Aceraceae Common name: silver maple Synonyms: A. saccharinum var. laciniatum, A. saccharinum var. wieri, A. dasycarpum, Argentacer saccharinum Genus : Acer Règne : sion Magnoliophyta Classe : Magnoliopsida Sous-classe : Rosidae Ordre : Sapindales Habitat : Eastern N. America – New Brunswick to Florida, west to Oklahoma, [...]
Botanical Name : Abies lasiocarpa – (Hook.)Nutt Family : Pinaceae Genus : Abies Synonyms : Abies subalpina – Engelm., Pinus lasiocarpa – Hook. Common Name: German: Korksilbertanne. Czech: jedle plstnatoplodá Habitat: Western N. America – Alaska to Arizona and New Mexico. Often found in poor and rocky soils, it is rarely seen below 600 metres. [...]
Image via Wikipedia Botanical Name :Ocimum basilicum Family: Lamiaceae or LABIATAE Mint Family Genus: Ocimum Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Species: O. basilicum Common Names : Basil , Sweet Basil Parts Used: leaves, essential oil Etymology The word basil comes from the Greek ???????? (basileus), meaning “king”, as it is believed to have grown above the [...]
Image via Wikipedia Botanical Name: Bryonia dioica (LINN.)/Bryonia cretica Family: N.O. Cucurbitaceae/Gourd Family Synonyms: English Mandrake. Wild Vine. Wild Hops. Wild Nep. Tamus. Ladies’ Seal. Tetterbury. (French) Navet du diable. Part Used: The whole plant,either the root, fruits or the juice produced by squeezing it. Habitat: In Hages, very rich organic soil, by water streams [...]
Botanical Name:Abelia triflora Family:Caprifoliaceae Genus: Abelia Synonyms: Zabelia triflora – (Wall.)Makino. Habitat:E. Asia – N.W. Himalayas . Dry scrub and rocky slopes in calcareous soils, 1200 – 4200 metres in Uttar Pradesh. Description: It is a perennial decidious Shrub .It grows to a height of 4m and 3m in width. It has oval foliage that [...]
Botanical Name : Abelmoschus Moschatus Family Name : Malvaceae Common Name : Ambrette Seeds, Hibiscus Abelmoschus, Musk Mallow, Musk Okra, Ornamental Okra, Annual Hibiscus, Yorka Okra, Galu Gasturi, Bamia Moschata,Tropical jewel hibiscus,Rose mallow seeds,Musk seeds,Muskdana, syn. : Hibiscus abelmoschus L. Order: Malvales Genus: Abelmoschus Species: A. moschatus Kingdom: Plantae Part Used : Seeds, Seeds Oil [...]
Botanical Name: Abelmoschus moschatus Family: Malvaceae Synonyms : Hibiscus abelmoschus – L. Common Names: Abelmosk, Ambrette seeds, Annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, Muskdana, Musk mallow, Musk okra, Musk seeds, Ornamental okra, Rose mallow seeds, Tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra Kingdom: Plantae Order: Malvales Genus: Abelmoschus Species: A. moschatus Habitat: S.E. Asia -Native to India. [...]
Botanical Name: Abies amabilis Family:Pinaceae (Pine family) Common Name:Red Fir, Pacific Silver Fir, Cascades Fir Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Genus: Abies Species: A. amabilis Habitat: North-western N. America – Alaska to Oregon. High mountain slopes and benches, going down to sea-level in the north of its range[82]. The best specimens grow [...]
Botanical Name : Abies procera – Rehder. Family : Family Pinaceae Synonyms: Abies nobilis – (Douglas. Ex D.Don.)Lindl., Pinus nobilis – D.Don. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Species: A. procera Genus: Abies Habitat:- Native to the Cascade Range and Coast Range mountains of extreme northwest California and western Oregon and Washington [...]
