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Alpinia malaccensis scientifically known as Malacca Ginger is a robust herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. The plant is mostly cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes....
Read articleLavandula stoechas commonly known as Spanish lavender or French lavender is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. The plant is native to northwestern...
Read articleBharangi is a shrub that reaches a height of 0.9 to 2.4 meters. It is scarcely woody and not much branched with stems that are bluntly...
Read articleBoneset (Eupatorium Perfoliatum) also known as thoroughwort, sweat plant, vegetable antimony , feverwort , agueweed , Indian sage , sweating plant , eupatorium , crosswort , thoroughstem...
Read articleCinchona officinalis commonly known as Cinchona is actually an evergreen tree belonging to Rubiaceae (Madder family). The plant is native to mountainous tropical regions of South...
Read articleFig Leaf Gourd/Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has many common names in English such as the fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash, and cider....
Read articleGlycyrrhiza lepidota popularly known as American licorice or Wild licorice is a species of Glycyrrhiza a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleThe hairy gourd is also known as fuzzy melon and mo kwa. Just as its name implies, the hairy gourd has fine and short hair all...
Read articleAmpelopsis brevipedunculata, commonly called porcelain vine, is a vigorous, climbing vine belonging to Grape family (Vitaceae). The plant is native to China, Korea, Japan, and Russian...
Read articleHibiscus syriacus commonly called the rose of Sharon or shrub althea is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleA russet potato is a type of potato that is large, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing,...
Read articleEleutheroccocus senticosus, commonly known as Siberian ginseng, Eleuthero, Russian ginseng, Devil’s shrub, Touch-me-not, Wild pepper, Shigoka, Ci wu ja, eleuthero, Kan Jang, chi wu cha, thorny...
Read articleMechameck belongs to the United States of America. This is a climbing perennial herb of the Morning glory family. The root is very large and tapering...
Read articleTypha angustifolia, commonly known as narrow-leaf cattail, is a semi-aquatic, perennial plant of genus Typha belonging to Typhaceae (Cat-tail family). The plant is native to Nova...
Read articlePine is the common name of the largest and economically most important genus (Pinus) of the pine family (Pinaceae) of the conifers (cone-bearing trees) in general....
Read articleThe Lily family embraces many economically important genera, including sources of fibres, food (Onion, Garlic), spices, resins, medicines, soap, poisons and essential oils. However the so-called water...
Read articleAntirrhinum majus is commonly known as common snapdragon; often – especially in horticulture simply as snapdragon is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus...
Read articleWillow, of the family Salicaceae and genus Salix, has many trees and shrubs; 300 species vary from less than 1 in. in height to trees of...
Read articleTypha angustifolia, commonly known as narrow-leaf cattail, is a semi-aquatic, perennial plant of genus Typha belonging to Typhaceae (Cat-tail family). The plant is native to Nova...
Read articleA perennial member of the moonseed family, Yellow parilla grows from Canada to Carolina, and west to the Mississippi. The horizontal, very long woody root, of...
Read articleCoral Vine scientifically known as Antigonon leptopus is a flowering plant from the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. The plant is native to Mexico (Baja Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero,...
Read articleIxora, Jungle Geranium scientifically known as Ixora coccinea Linn is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae (Madder family). Santan or Jungle flame is a...
Read articleHemerocallis fulva, popularly known as orange day-lily and tawny daylily is a species of daylily belonging to Liliaceae (Lily family). The plant is native to East...
Read articleHemerocallis fulva, popularly known as orange day-lily and tawny daylily is a species of daylily belonging to Liliaceae (Lily family). The plant is native to East...
Read articleAlliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, is a biennial flowering plant belonging to the mustard family Brassicaceae ⁄ Cruciferae. The plant is native to Europe, western and...
Read articleDuranta erecta popularly known as Golden dewdrop is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae. The plant is native from Mexico, Central America,...
Read articleCestrum nocturnum commonly known as queen of the night is a popular ornamental species widely distributed for its strongly fragrant flowers that bloom at night. It...
Read articleItalian jasmine or Yellow Jasmine scientifically known as Jasminum humile is a much-branched shrub commonly found in the Himalayan region. It is a species of flowering...
Read articleWild jasmine scientifically known as Jasminum angulare is an evergreen climber with sweetly scented blooms that appear in summer and autumn. It is a species of...
Read articleStar jasmine vine (confederate jasmine) is also known as trachelospermum jasminoides in scientific name and Shi Teng in mandarin is a flowering vine which is not...
Read articleMurraya paniculata commonly known as Orange Jasmine or orange jessamine is a tropical evergreen plant native to southern China, Taiwan, the Indian sub-continent (i.e. India, Nepal,...
Read articleA traditional South African remedy Buchu is a flowering plant belonging to Rutaceae family and an indigenous species of Western Cape Province, South Africa where it...
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