Shoebutton - Ardisia elliptica In Malaysia, a decoction of leaves is said to assuage retrosternal pains, and a paste made from the leaves is used to treat herpes and measles. In Thai traditional medicine, the fruits are used to cure diarrhoea with fever. In Southeast Asia leaves are used to treat scabies, and fruit for intestinal worms. Wikipedia

Synonyms: Ardisia bicolor, Ardisia crenata var. bicolor, Ardisia crispa var. taquetii, Ardisia konishii, Ardisia kusukusensis, Ardisia labordei, Ardisia lentiginosa, Ardisia linangensis, Ardisia miaoliensis, Bladhia crenata, Bladhia crispa var. taquetii, Bladhia lentiginosa var. lanceolataOther names: Coral Berry, Coralberry, Spiceberry Family: Primulaceae…

Synonyms: VenidiumOther names: venidium Family: Asteraceae Wikipedia: Arctotis is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. Arctotis is native to dry stony slopes in southern Africa. Some of the plants are alternatively placed in the genus Venidium. The common name is "African daisy", or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans. These plants have…

Synonyms: Cape Weed, CapeweedFamily: Asteraceae Wikipedia Arctotheca calendula is a plant in the sunflower family commonly known as capeweed, plain treasureflower, cape dandelion, or cape marigold because it originates from the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also found in neighboring KwaZulu-Natal. Arctotheca calendula is naturalized in California,…

Family: Arecaceae

Abrus precatorius, known commonly as jequirity, Crab's eye, or crab's eye creeper, cock's eyes, rosary pea, paternoster pea, love pea, precatory pea or bean, prayer bead, John Crow Bead, coral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, Akar Saga, coondrimany, gidee gidee, Jumbie bead ratti/rettee/retty,…

Family: Malvaceae Synonyms: Hibiscus esculentus, Other names: Ladies Finger, Okra

Family: Linnaeaceae Silver abelia flowering habit at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui. September 06, 2007

Family: Pittosporaceae Other names: Stiffleaf Cheesewood Variegatum at Kula Experiment Station, Maui. May 28, 1998

There are two magical places, paradises of flora in the province of Manica, Mozambique. Not living more than one hundred and fifty years is able to forget these places, absolutely magic, that are the mountains of Serra Choa and Tsetserra, this last one representing the American flora endemism in Africa. I was the worst student in my class in botany,…

Dear Friend I hereby introduce you to the family of flora with the most beautiful flowers on the planet earth. The family of Bignoniaceae! With moderate resistance to low temperatures and ideal for moderate temperature climates, the five species that are found in Southern Africa, Fernandoa magnifica, Stereospermum kunthianum, Markhamia obtusifolia,…

Dear Friend Allow me to present one of the most important flora genera on the planet Earth. The genus Aloe! With more than 400 species already classified, essentially concentrated on the island of Madagascar and southern Africa, these plants are related to the production of drugs against cancer and Alzheimer (and also simultaneously linked to the production…