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                                                                                COMMON NAMES OF PLANTS

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A

Abiu

Acacias

Acacias (Mexico)

Africa (forests)

Agaves

Agaves (fiber)

Agave (beverage)

Agaves (fiber)

Agaves (Mexico)

Akee (ornamental)

Akee (vegetable)

Aleppo Pine

Almond

Aloes (wild Africa)

Aloe Vera (medicinal)

Amaryllis

Ambarella

American Chestnut (nuts)

Angel’s Trumpet Tree (medicinal)

Angel’s Trumpet (ornamental)

Annona

Anthurium

Apple

Apricot

Apricot (medicinal)

Araucarias

Araucarias (ornamentals)

Artichoke

Arugula

Ash

Ash (ornamental)

Ashanti Blood

Asparagus Fern

Aspen

Atemoya

Australia wild plants

Avocado

Azaleas (ornamental)

Azaleas (wild N. Amer.)

 

B

Babaco

Bael (forest product)

Bael (medicinal)

Balsam Fir

Bamboo (fiber)

Bananas (fruit)

Bananas (ornamental)

Baobab (beverage)

Baobab (fruit)

Baobab (medicinal)

Baobab (vegetable)

Baobabs (forests)

Barbados Cherry

Barley

Basswood

Bauhinia (wild Africa)

Beans

Beech

Beets

Belle of the Night (fruit)

Belle of the Night (ornamental)

Beverages

Beverage Plants (text)

Bignay

Birch

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise (wild Africa)

Bird of Paradise Bush

Biriba

Black Apple (forest product)

Black Apple (seeds)

Black Plum

Black Plum (forest product)

Black Sapote

Black Walnut

Blackberry

Blimbing (fruit)

Blimbing (medicinal)

Blimbing (vegetable)

Blueberries

Bougainvillea

Brazilian Cherry

Breadfruit (fruit)

Breadfruit (vegetable)

Bristlecone Pine

Bromeliads-1

Bromeliads-2

Bromeliads (Mexico)

Bromeliads (wild N. Amer.)

Butter Fruit (forest product)

Brunfelsia

Bullock Heart

Bullock Heart (medicinal)

Bunchosia

Butter Fruit

 

C

Cabbage

Cacao

Cacti (Mexico)

Calif. Holly

Calif. Lilac

Calliandra

Callistemon

Camellias

Canary Island Palm

Canary Island Pine

Canistel

Cannonball Tree

Cannonball Tree (forest product)

Cape Chestnut

Cape Gooseberry

Cape Gooseberry (medicinal)

Carambola

Caribbean wild plants

Carpinteria

Cashew

Cashew (medicinal)

Cashew (nuts)

Cassabanana

Cassava

Cassias

Cedar

Cellulose (text)

Ceylon Gooseberry

Ceylon Olive

Chenille Plant

Cherry

Chestnut

 

 

Chewing Products (text)

China Berry

Cilanthro

Citron

Coca (medicinal)

Coco Plum

Cocoa

Cocoa (seeds)

Cocona

Coconut

Coconut (nuts)

Coconut Palms (ornamental)

Cocoplum (nuts)

Coffee (beverage)

Columbine

Column Cactus

Conifers (Mexico)

Coral Trees

Costa Rica (forests)

Courbaril

Courbaril (forest product)

Courbaril (medicinal)

Crape Myrtles

Croton

Crown-of-Thorns

Curcurbits (wild Africa)

Currants

Cycads

Cycads (wild Africa)

Cypress

Cypress (Mexico)

 

D

Dandelion (vegetable)

Dandelion (wild N. Amer.)

Dates (fruit)

Date Palms (ornamental)

Drugs from plants

Durian (seeds)

Dyes

Dyeing Materials (text)

 

E

Ebony Tree (wild N. Amer.)

Egg Fruit

Eggplant

Elderberry

Essential Oils

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus (ornamental)

Euphorbs (Mexico)

Euphorbs (Mexico-2)

Euphorbs (Mexico-3)

Euphorbs (wild Africa)

Europe wild plants

 

F

Fan Palms (ornamental)

Fatty Oils & Waxes (text)

Feijoa

Ferns (vegetable)

Ferns (wild N. Amer.)

Feverfew (medicinal)

Fiber Plants

Fig

Filberts (nuts)

Firs

Firs (Mexico)

Firs (Mexico-2)

Flamboyan (Poincianna)

Flame Trees

Flavorings (text)

Flavorings (photos)

Floss Silk Tree

Flowering Plum

Forage (animal)

Four-Needle Pinyon Pine

Fox Glove (medicinal)

Foxtail Pine

France (forests)

Fresias

Fruits (temperate climates)

Fruits (tropical & sub-tropical)

Fuchsia (wild N. Amer.)

 

G

Gamboge

Gazenia

Geiger Tree

Genipap

Gerbera

Giant Alocasia (medicinal)

Giant Granadilla

Ginger

Ginkgo

Ginkgo (ornamental)

Gladiolas (wild Africa)

Goldenrod (wild N. Amer.)

Golden Trumpet Vine (medicinal)

Golden Trumpet Tree (ornamental)

Grapefruit

Grapes

Grasses

Grass Trees

Grevillia

Groundsels (wild Africa)

Guama

Guava

Guavas (ornamental)

Guava (medicinal)

 

H

Hazel Nuts (nuts)

Heliconia

Hemlock

Hibiscus

Hibiscus (wild Africa)

Hickory

Hickory (forest product)

History (food)

Hog Plums

Holly Tree

Hops (beverage)

Hypericum (wild N. Amer.)

 

I

Ice Plants

Ice Plants (wild Africa)

Indian Almond

Indian Almond (medicinal)

Ireland (forests)

Iris

Ironwood Tree (medicinal)

Ironwood Tree (ornament)

Italian Cypress

Italy (forests)

Ixora (flower)

 

J

Jaboticaba

Jacaranda

Jackfruit (forest product)

Jack-in-Pulpit (wild N. Amer.)

Jack Pine

Jackfruit (fruit)

Jackfruit (vegetable)

Jamaica (forests)

Japanese Pine

Japanese Raisin (fruit)

Japanese Raisin (vegetable)

Jasimums

Java Apple

Java Plum

Jeffrey Pine

Jicama

Jimson Weed (medicinal)

Jojoba (wild N. Amer.)

Jujubee

Jujubee (forest product)

Jujubee (medicinal)

 

K

Kaffir Lily

Kalanchoe

Kopok (fiber)

Kei Apple

Kiwi

Kola (beverage)

Kola (medicinal)

Kumquat

 

L

Larch

Lilac

Lilies

Lily of the Valley

Lime Berry

Limequat

Limes

Lobelias (wild Africa)

Lodgepole Pine

Longan

Longan (forest product)

Longleaf Yellow Pine

Loquat

Luffa Gourd (fiber)

Lychee

 

M

Mabolo

Macadamia (forest product)

Macadamia (nuts)

Madagascar Plum

Mahogany

Maize (vegetable)

Maize (cereal)

Makrut Lime

Malay Apple

Mallows (wild N. Amer.)

Mamey

Mammee Apple (beverage)

Mandarins

Mango  

Mangosteen

Mangosteen (medicinal)

Mangosteen (forest product)

Mangroves

Mangroves (Mexico)

Mangroves (Mexico-2)

Mangroves (Mexico-3)

Maples

Maples (ornamental)

Mescal (beverage)

Mesquite (legumes)

Metal Polish

Mexico (forests)

Millet

Mimusops

Mimusops (forest product)

Minor Cereals

Miracle Fruit

Misc. Flowers

Misc. N. Amer. wild

Misc. Plume Palms

Misc. Shrubs, etc.

Misc. Succulents (wild Africa)

Misc. Wild Africa

Misc. Wild N. Amer.

Misc. Wild Plants (Mexico)

Misc. Wild Plants (Mexico-2)

Misc. Wild Plants (Mexico-3)

Mixed Forests

Montezuma Pine

Moreton Bay Chestnut (forest product)

Moreton Bay Chestnut (nuts)

Mule Ears (wild)

Mysore Raspberry

 

N

Naranjilla

Nasturtium (ornamental)

Nasturtium (vegetable)

Natal Plum

New Zealand wildflowers

 

 

O

Oaks

Oaks (forest product)

Oaks (ornamental)

Oats

Ocotillo (Mexico)

Ocotillo (Mexico-2)

Ocotillo (Mexico-3)

Ocotillo (wild N. Amer.)

Okra

Oleander

Opium (medicinal)

Opiuma

Oranges

Orchid Bush

Orchids

Orchid Trees

Orchids (Mexico)

Orchids (Mexico-2)

Orchids (Mexico-3)

Ornamental Plants

Ornamental Trees

 

P

Pacific Island plants

Paint Brush (wild N. Amer.)

Palisa

Palisa (medicinal)

Palmettos

Palms (fiber)

Palms (forests)

Palms (ornamentals)

Palm Trees (ornamental-2)

Palo Verde (ornamental)

Palo Verde (seeds)

Pandanus

Paniala

Paniala (medicinal)

Papaya (fruit)

Papaya (vegetable)

Papyrus (wild Africa)

Passion Fruit (fruit)

Passion Fruit (medicinal)

Passion Fruit (vegetable)

Peach

Peach (medicinal)

Peach Palm

Peach Plum

Peanuts (nuts)

Pear (ornamental)

Peijibaye

Peppers 

Persimmon

Persimmon (forest product)

Persimmon (medicinal)

Petunias

Petunias (wild Africa)

Phlox (wild N. Amer.)

Pine (forest-1)

Pine (forests-2)

Pine Tree Fruit

Pineappple

Pines (Mexico)

Pines (Mexico-2)

Pinyon Pine

Pistachios (nuts)

Pitaya

Plum

Plumbago (wild Africa)

Plumeria

Poincettia

Poinsettias (wild)

Poinciana

Poisoneous Plants

Pomegranate

Pomegranate (medicinal)

Ponderosa Pine

Poppies (ornamental)

Poppies (wild N. Amer.)

Powder Puff Tree

Proteas (wild Africa)

Prunus (ornamental)

Pseudocereals

Pseudocereals (text)

Pummelo   

 

Q

Queen’s Wreath (flower)

Quince

Quince (medicinal)

 

R

Rambutan

Raspberry

Rattan (forest product)

Red Bud Tree

Red Ceylon Peach

Red Coondoo

Red Coondoo (medicinal)

Red Pine

Rhododendron

Rice

Rose Apple

Rose Apple (medicinal)

Rubber Trees

Rubber/Latex (text)

Rubus

Rumberry

Running Pop

Rye

 

S

Sage (ornamental)

Sage (wild N. Amer.)

Santol

Sapodilla

Sapodilla (medicinal)

Sapote 

Sassafras

Sassafras

Saw Palmetto (medicinal)

Scotch Pine

Scotland (forests)

Sea Grape (forest product)

Sea Grape (fruit)

Sea Grape (ornamental)

Sea Grape (medicinal)

Sea Oats (wild N. Amer.)

Sequoia

Shadbush

Shrimp Plant (flower)

Silk Tree

Small Grains

Smoke Tree (wild N. Amer.)

Smoking Products (text)

Snake Root (medicinal)

Snow Plant (wild N. Amer.)

Soursop

Soursop (medicinal)

Soybeans (legumes)

Spanish Chestnut (forest product)

Spanish Lime

Spanish Tamarind

Spanish Tamarind (medicinal)

Sphagnum Moss (medicinal)

Spices (photos)

Spices (text)

Spider-like Lily

Spruce

Spruce (ornamental)

Squash

Stain/Rust Removers

Star Apple

Star Apple (medicinal)

Star Apple (ornamental)

Starches (text)

Star Fruit

Star Gooseberry

Statice

Stone Pine

Strawberries

Strawberry Guava (medicinal)

Strawberry Pear

Stelitzia (wild Africa)

Sugar Apple

Sugar Apple (medicinal)

Sugars (text)

Sumac (Fragrant)

Sumac (ornamental)

Surinam Cherry

Surinam Cherry (medicinal)

Sweet Granadilla

Sweet Gum

Sweet Gum (ornamental)

Sweet Potato

Sweet Shade Tree

Swiss Chard

Sycamore

 

T

Tabebuia Trees

Tamarind

Tamarind (beverage)

Tamarind (medicinal)

Tangerine

Tangor

Tanning Materials

Tanning (photos)

Tea (beverage)

Teak

Teck D’Arabie

Teck D’Arabie (forest product)

Tequila (beverage)

Texas Ranger

Texas Rose (wild N. Amer.)

Tiger’s Claw Tree

Tomato

Transvaal Daisy

Tree Ferns (Mexico)

Tree Ferns (Mexico-2)

Tree Ferns (Mexico-3)

Tree Ferns (wild Africa)

Tree Tomato

Tulip Tree

Tulip Tree (ornamental)

Turk’s Cap (flower)

 

U

Umbrella Tree

United States (forests)

 

V

Vegetables (text)

Verbena (wild N. Amer.)

Vines

Violets

Vines (Misc.)

 

W

Walnuts (nuts)

Water Hyacinth

Water Lilies (flowers)

Water Lilies (wild N. Amer.)

Wheat

White Birch

White Mulberry

White Pines

White Sapote

Whitebark Pine

Wild  N. Amer. Plants

Wild S. Amer. Plants

Wine Palm (beverage)

Winged Bean (legumes)

Wingstem

Wood Rose

Wool & Cotton Tree

Wool & Cotton Tree (fiber)

Wool & Cotton Tree (forest product)

Wool & Cotton Tree (medicinal)

 

Y

Yuccas

Yuccas (Mexico)

Yuccas (Mexico-2)

Yuccas (Mexico-3)

 

 

 

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