School Science Lessons
Dicotyledons, A to C
2009-08-16
Alphabetic listing of scientific names, (genus and species),
and common names of dicotyledons
Names of dicotyledons: A. | B.
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E.
| F. | G.
| H.
| I. | J.
| K.
| L. | M.
| N.
| O. | P.
| Q.
| R.
| S.
| T.
| U.
| V.
| W.
| X.
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Flowering
plants in School Science Lessons, common names first,
A to Z
Family names, dicotyledons, A
to Z
Family names, monocotyledons, A to Z
Flowering plants, monocotyledons, (Liliopsida), A to Z
Not flowering plants, A to
Z
Plant classification based on Cronquist, A. 1981, Kingdom: Plantae
Reference
Flowering plants,
(angiosperms) Dicotyledons, Phylum Magnoliophyta
Scientific name, common name, Family, country of origin or where
now found, habit, [use, botanical interest, ee: essential oil contains
mainly ...]
A.
Acmenosperma claviflorum, Myrtaceae
Abelia chinensis, abelia, deciduous evergreen shrub,
Caprifoliaceae
Abelmoschus esculentus, (Hibiscus esculentus) okra,
lady's
finger, gumbo, aibika, musk mallow, vegetable and annual, perennial,
Asia and Africa tropics, [musk-scented seeds], traditional remedy
Malvaceae
A. esculentus, var. A. moschatus, musk seed,
Egyptian alcee, target-leaved hibiscus, musk mallow, [ambrette seed ee:
ambrettolide, ambrettolic acid, palmitic acid], Malvaceae
A. moschatus, (Hibiscus abelmoschus), ambrette,
seed musk seed,
Egyptian alcee, target-leaved hibiscus, muskmallow, Malvaceae
Abronia, umbellate sand verbena, trailing and spreading annuals
and perennials, western North America, [delicate bracts], Nyctaginaceae
Abrus precatorius, subspecies africanus, crab's eye,
jequirity bean, jumbie bead,
gidgee-gidgee, rosary pea, precatory bean, Akar saga traditional
remedy, creeper,
weed, [damaged seeds toxic,
alkaloids], Fabaceae
Abutilon grandifolium, hairy Indian mallow, weed, Malvaceae
Abutilon pictum, flowering maple, Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti, China jute, Indian mallow, Chinese
lantern, Brazilian bell-flower, South America, [rug-making fibres,
weed], Malvaceae
Acacia, acacia wattles, zig zag wattle, black brush, catechu,
babul, trees and shrubs, Australia, South Africa, [gum arabic, tannin
bark, gum arabic, tannins, balsams, resins, seedlings have pinnate
leaves replaced, older plants by phyllodes, i.e. green flattened
petioles,
leaf base forms pulvinus to turn lamina], Fabaceae
A. acinacea, gold-dust, Fabaceae
A. adunca, Wallangarra wattle, Fabaceae
A. alata, winged wattle, Fabaceae
A. ampliceps, acacia, Fabaceae
A. anegadensis, blackbrush wattle, Fabaceae
A. aneura, mulga wattle, acacia gum wild gum plant food,
Australia Fabaceae
A. armata, [stipular spines], Fabaceae
A. angustissima, prairie wattle, Fabaceae
A. auriculiformis, earleaf, Fabaceae
A. baileyana, Cootamundra wattle, Fabaceae
A. bakeri, rainforest tree, Fabaceae
A. beckleri, Barrier Range wattle, Fabaceae
A. berlandieri, guajillo, Fabaceae
A. binervata, two-vein-hickory, Fabaceae
A. boomanii, Snowy river wattle, Fabaceae
A. brachybotrya, gray mulga, Fabaceae
A. calamifolia, broom wattle, Fabaceae
A. cambagei, gidgee, [density 1.35], Fabaceae
A. cardiophylla, Wyalong wattle, Fabaceae
A. catechu, black cutch, Fabaceae
A. caven, (A. cavernia), Roman cassie, Fabaceae
A. chinchellensis, Chinchilla wattle, Fabaceae
A. choriophylla, cinnecord, Fabaceae
A. cibaria, turpentine mulga, Fabaceae
A. cognata, bower wattle, Fabaceae
A. collinsii, bull horn, Fabaceae
A. confusa, small Philippineacacia, Fabaceae
A. constricta, whitethorn acacia, Fabaceae
A. continua, thorn wattle, Fabaceae
A. cornigera, bullhorn wattle, Fabaceae
A. cultriformis, knife acacia, Fabaceae
A. cyclops, coastal wattle, Fabaceae
A. dealbata, (A. decurrens var. dealbata),
silver wattle, mimosa, Sydney black wattle, Fabaceae
A. deanei, Deane's wattle, Fabaceae
A. decora, graceful wattle, Fabaceae
A. decurrens, green wattle, Fabaceae
A. difformis, drooping wattle, Fabaceae
A. discolor, [twice pinnately-compound lamina], Fabaceae
A. doratoxylon, spearwood, Fabaceae
A. drummondii, Drummond's wattle, Fabaceae
A. elata, cedar wattle, Fabaceae
A. erioloba, camelthorn, Fabaceae
A. farnesiana, (Cassia ancienne), sweet wattle, sweet
acacia, cassie, huisache, popinac, opopariax, Bunga Siam, Fabaceae
A. fimbriata, fringed wattle, Fabaceae
A. genistifolia, early wattle, Fabaceae
A. gonocarpa, wattle, Fabaceae
A. gracilifolia, graceful wattle, Fabaceae
A. greggii, catclaw acacia, Fabaceae
A. holosericea, candelabra wattle, Fabaceae
A. horrida, buffalo acacia, East Africa, [large thorns],
Fabaceae
A. howittii, sticky wattle, Fabaceae
A. imbricata, imbricate wattle, Fabaceae
A. implexa, screw-pod wattle, Fabaceae
A. irrorata, green wattle, Fabaceae
A. iteaphylla, Flinders Ranges wattle, Western Australia,
Fabaceae
A. jibberdingensis, Fabaceae
A. karroo, karroothorn, Fabaceae
A. koa, koa, Fabaceae
A. koaia, koaoha, Fabaceae
A. ligulata, acacia, Fabaceae
A. linifolia, flax wattle, Fabaceae
A. longifolia, Sydney golden wattle, [long leaves are
flattened petioles to form phyllodes], Fabaceae
A. macracantha, porknut, Fabaceae
A. mearnsii, black wattle, Fabaceae
A. melanoxylon, blackwood, Fabaceae
A. microcarpa, manna wattle, Fabaceae
A. millefolia, milfoil wattle, Fabaceae
A. mucronata, narrow-leaf wattle, Fabaceae
A. muricata, spineless wattle, Fabaceae
A. neovernicosa, viscid acacia, Fabaceae
A. nigrescens, knobthorn, Fabaceae
A. nilotica, gum arabic tree, Fabaceae
A. notabilis, notable wattle, Fabaceae
A. omalophylla, yarran, Fabaceae
A. oswaldii, umbrella acacia, Fabaceae
A. pachyceras, myall, Fabaceae
A. paradoxa, paradox acacia, Fabaceae
A. parramattensis, South Wales wattle, Fabaceae
A. parvipinnula, silver-stem wattle, Fabaceae
A. pendula, myall acacia, Fabaceae
A. pennatula, fern-leaf, Fabaceae
A. penninervis, blackwood, Fabaceae
A. pinetorum, pineland wattle, Fabaceae
A. podalyriifolia, pearl wattle, Fabaceae
A. polyacantha, catechu tree, Fabaceae
A. pravissima, wedge-leaf wattle, Fabaceae
A. prominens, golden rain wattle, Fabaceae
A. pruinosa, frosty wattle, Fabaceae
A. pycnantha, golden wattle, [national floral emblem of
Australia], Fabaceae
A. quornensis, quorn wattle, Fabaceae
A. redolens, bank catclaw, Fabaceae
A. retinodes, water wattle, Fabaceae
A. retusa, catch and keep, Fabaceae
A. rigens, nealie, Fabaceae
A. rigidula, blackbrush acacia, Fabaceae
A. rivalis, creek wattle, Fabaceae
A. robusta, bastard mulga, Fabaceae
A. roemeriana, roundflower catclaw, Fabaceae
A. rubida, red-leaf wattle, Fabaceae
A. salicina, cooba, Fabaceae
A. saligna, orange wattle, Fabaceae
A. schaffneri, Schaffner's wattle, Fabaceae
A. schottii, Schott's wattle, Fabaceae
A. senegal, acacia, [E414 A. gum, gum arabic], Fabaceae
A. seyal, talh, Fabaceae
A. sieberiana, paperbark-thorn, Fabaceae
A. silvestris, red wattle, Fabaceae
A. sophorae, coast wattle, wild food plant, Australia,
Fabaceae
A. spectabilis, glory wattle, Fabaceae
A. sphaerocephala, bee wattle, Fabaceae
A. sphaerocephala, bee wattle, bull's horn acacia, [large
thorns that provide shelter for ants], Fabaceae
A. stenophylla, Dalby myall, Fabaceae
A. stowardii, bastard mulga, Fabaceae
A. stricta, Fabaceae
A. suaveolens, sweet acacia, Fabaceae
A. subulata, awl-leaf wattle, Fabaceae
A. tetragonophylla, dead finish, kurara, sharp-pointed
needle-like leaves, traditional remedy, [tannins], Fabaceae
A. tortilis, umbrella thorn, Fabaceae
A. tortuosa, poponax, Fabaceae
A. ulicifolia, juniper wattle, Fabaceae
A. verticillata, prickly Moses, Fabaceae
A. victoriae, bramble, Fabaceae
A. xanthorrhiza, (A. esculenta), arracacha, Andes
mountains, used as starchy food, Fabaceae
A. vogeliana, macata bourse bastard, Fabaceae
A. xanthophloea, fevertree, Fabaceae
Acaena sanguisorbae, Southern hemisphere, [prickly burry
fruits], Rosaceae
Acalpha hispida, chenille plant, red hot cat tail,
India, tropical shrub, [callus formation on cut stem], Euphorbiaceae
Acalpha siamensis, Thailand, Euphorbiaceae
Acalpha wilkesiana, Fire-dragon, copper leaf, beefsteak plant,
Fiji, tropical shrub, Euphorbiaceae
Acamptopappus, goldenhead, Asteraceae
Acanthocereus, triangle cactus, Cactaceae
Acantholimon, spiny shrubs and herbs, Iran, Plumbaginaceae
Acanthomintha, thorn-mint, Lamiaceae
Acanthospermum, starburr, Asteraceae
Acanthus mollis, shape of leaf on Corinthian Greek
column capitals, perennials and shrubs from Africa, Asia and
Mediterranean region, Acanthaceae
A. spinosus, acanthus, bear's breeches, [spiny leaves and
bracts], Acanthaceae
Acer campestre, common maple tree, oregon maple, wine, juice,
samara fruit, deciduous, evergreen trees, East Asia, [sucrose is
chief food reserve, dissolved, cell sap], Aceraceae
Acer palmatum, Japanese maple, ornamental tree, [hand-like
leaves], Aceraceae
A. polymorphum, maple, [palmately-lobed lamina], Aceraceae
A. pseudoplatanus, sycamore tree, great maple, plane tree
Aceraceae
A. saccharum, sugar maple, [maple syrup, maple sugar], herbal
remedy Aceraceae
Achillea erba-rotta, (A. moschata), iva, musk yarrow,
Asteraceae
A. ligustica, ligurian yarrow, Asteraceae
A. millefollium, yarrow, thousand leaved, milfoil,
nosebleed, herbal remedy, sneezewort, a snuff, carpenter's wort,
fern-like foliage, Northern hemisphere, ornamental, Asteraceae
Achimenes, hot water plant, perennial, Gesneriaceae
Achyrachaena, blow wives, Asteraceae
Achyranthes aspera, chaff flower, herbal remedy, Amaranthaceae
Acicarpha, acicarpha, Calyceraceae
Acleisanthes, trumpets, Nyctaginaceae
Acmella, spot flower, Asteraceae
Acokanthera, bushman's poison, [pointed anthers], evergreen
shrub.
Apocynaceae
Aconitum napellus, aconite, aconitum, herbal remedy, poison,
Northern hemisphere perennials, [zygomorphic flowers, sepals blue and
showy, posterior sepal is hood-shaped], Ranunculaceae
Aconitum lycoctonum, wolfbane, monkshood, [poisons wolves],
Ranunculaceae
Aconitum napellus, monkshood, [aconitine alkaloid], Ranunculaceae
Acourtia, desert peony, Asteraceae
Acronychia imperforata, lemon aspen, wild food plant, Australia,
Rutaceae
Acroptilon, hard heads, Asteraceae
Acrotrema costatum, Jungle star, Dilleniaceae
Acrotriche depressa, wild food plant, Australia, Epacridaceae
Actaea rubra, baneberry, poisonous white
cohosh, herbal remedy, Northern hemisphere perennials, [red fruits],
Ranunculaceae
Actaea spicata, white flowered baneberry, herb
Christopher, Ranunculaceae
Actinidia deliciosa, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry, [radiating
styles], Actinidiaceae
Actinidia polygama, [male, female and hermaphrodite flowers],
Actinidiaceae
Actinotus helianthi, flannel flower, Australian wildflower
Adansonia digitata, Baob tree, bottle tree, dead rat tree, Judas
bag, monkey-bread tree, Australia, Madagascar, Africa, Bombacaceae
Adenanthera microsperma, bead tree, Java, Fabaceae
Adenanthera pavonina, saga, Fabaceae
Adenium, impala lily, Aden, Arabian peninsula, [funnel-shaped
tropical ornamental], Apocynaceae
Adenium obesum, Desert rose, Apocynaceae
Adenocaulon, trail plant, Asteraceae
Adenophyllum, dog weed, Asteraceae
Adenostemma, remedy plant, Asteraceae
Adinandra dumosa, Tiup-tiup, Theaceae
Adonis, adonis, pheasant's eye, Europe and cooler Asia,
finely-divided leaves, annual and perennial herb, bright-coloured
flowers, borders and rock gardens, Ranunculaceae
Adoxa, adoxa, Adoxaceae
Aechmea gamosepala, bromeliad, matchsticks, Brazil, herbaceous
perennial, [pointed sepals, some with red bracts], Bromeliaceae
Aegiceras majus, mangrove of tidal swamps
Aegiphila, spirit weed, Verbenaceae
Aegopodium, goatweed, goat-herb, ground elder, herbal remedy,
perennials, Europe, underground rhizomes make it hard to eradicate,
Hippocastanaceae
Aegopodium podagraria, herb
Gerard,
Hippocastanaceae
Aeollanthus gamwelliae, (A. graveolens), ninde, Lamiaceae
Aeschynomene americana, American joint vetch, pasture legume,
Fabaceae
Aeschynomene falcata, bargoo joint vetch, pasture legume,
Fabaceae
Aeschynomene virginica
Virginia jointvetch, Fabaceae
Aesculus hippocastanum, horse-chestnut tree, conker, buckeye,
herbal remedy, [outer case is poisonous, contains saponinsseed is
bitter
and inedible], ornamental deciduous trees and shrubs, North America,
temperate Europe
and Asia, [escin, aescin alkaloid, seasonal difference, twig growth,
buds, scara and lenticels], Afzelia rhomboidea, Philippines,
Fabaceae
Agalinis, false foxglove, Scrophulariaceae
Agarista, Florida hobble bush, Epacridaceae
Agastache, giant hyssop, anise hyssop, mosquito plant,
perennials herb, Mexico, ornamentals, [many upright flower spikes],
Lamiaceae
Agathosma betulina, (Barosma betulina), buchu, mountain
buchu, short buchu, bookoo, buku, bucco, Rutaceae
Agathosma crenulata, (Barosma crenulata), oval buchu,
crenate buchu, Rutaceae
Ageratina, snake root, Asteraceae
Ageratum conyzoides, white weed, floss flower, rumput tahi ayam,
Malaysia, Central America, annual herb, long-lasting flowers,
ornamental, traditional remedy, [ hydrocyanic acid, eugenol, coumarin],
Asteraceae
Aglata odorita, Meliaceae
Agrimonia eupatoria, agrimony,
cocklebur, stickwort,
church steeples, herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Agrostemma, corn cockle, Caryophyllaceae
Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven, tall deciduous tree, North
China, [formation of abscission layer before leaf fall], Simaroubaceae
Ajuga remota, (A. reptans), bugle, bugleweed, middle
confound, middle comfrey, herbal remedy, carpet bugle, perennial herb,
ornamental, Lamiaceae
Albizia julibrissin, albizia, silk tree, white siris, pink
siris, West Asia, Fabaceae
Alangium ridleyi, Mentulang daun lebar, Alangiaceae
Alangium salviifolium, Alangiaceae
Albizia lebbeck, Siris tree, Fabaceae
Alcea rosea, (Althaea), hollyhocks, hollyhock,
marsh
mallow, herbal remedy, herbaceous perennial, ornamental, Malvaceae
Alchemilla vulgaris, (A. aphanes), lady's mantle, bear's
foot, linn's foot, nine hooks, parsley piert, herbal remedy, garden
herb, Rosaceae
Aleurites fordii, tung oil tree, Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites moluccana, Candle nut, Buah keras, candlenut tree,
carie nut, Indian walnut, candlenut oil, wild food plant, Australia,
Euphorbiaceae
Alpinia galanga, greater galangal, Zingiberaceae
Alpinia officinarum, ornamental ginger, lesser galangal, "small
ginger", [galangal root, galangine alkaloid], Zingiberaceae
Alpinia purpurata, red ginger, Zingiberaceae
Alkanna, alkanna, alkanet, orchanet, Spanish bugloss, [red dye],
Boraginaceae
Allamanda cathartica, Allamanda, golden trumpet, ornamental
shrub, South America, Malaysia, evergreen shrub, sprawling climbers,
[purgative, toxic, allamandrin, poisonous], Apocynaceae
Allamanda violacea, Purple allamanda, Apocynaceae
Alliara, sauce-alone, jack-by-the-hedge, common garlic cress,
garlic mustard, vegetable that smells of garlic, herbal remedy
Allionia, windmills, Nyctaginaceae
Allocasuarina torulosa, (Casuarina torulosa), Forest oak,
she-oak tree, Australia, Casuarinaceae
Allophyllum, false gilyflower, Polemoniaceae
Allosidastrum, mock fan petals, Malvaceae
Allotropa, sugar stick, Monotropaceae
Allowissadula, false Indian mallow, Malvaceae
Aloysia triphylla, (A. citriodora, Lippia citriodora,
L. triphylla,
Verbena triphylla), lemon verbena, verbena, herb Louisa,
Verbenaceae
Almutaster, alkali marsh aster, Asteraceae
Alnus glutinosa, common alder, European black alder tree, nglish
alder, sticky young shoots and leaves, deciduous tree, Betulaceae
Alnus tenuifolia, alder tree, herbal remedy, Betulaceae
Alocasia macrorhizos cunjevoi corrosive sap
Aloysia triphylla, lemon verbena, white brush, bee brush,
deciduous shrub, [leaves, whorls of three], Verbenaceae
Alsomitra, seed dispersal by large wings, about 10 cm broad
Alstonia spectabilis, Pulai, Apocynaceae
Alstroemeria psittacina, New Zealand Christmas bell, parrot
lily, Peruvian lily, lily of the Incas, invasive weed, Alstroemeriaceae
Alternanthera dentata, alligator weed, joy weed, rabbit meat,
Central America, [sterile alternate anthers], Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera ficoidea, Calico plant, Joseph's coat,
Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera philocroides, alligator weed,
shui huasheng, [weed in canals], Amaranthaceae
Althaea officinalis, marshmallow, Europe, herbal remedy,
Malvaceae
Alysicarpus, moneywort, Fabaceae
Alysicarpus vaginalis, alyce clover, Fabaceae
Alyssium, madwort, Europe, annual and perennial herb, [supposed
to cure rabies], Brassicaceae
Amaranthus, amaranths, tampala, flower-gentle, prince's feather,
pig weed, herbal remedy, grain crop, long-lasting flowers, ornamental,
annual herbs, Amaranthaceae
A. caudatus, "Love-lies-bleeding", red amaranth,
ornamental, grain amaranth, Peru, [drooping inflorescence], (Greek:
amarantos, everlasting), Amaranthaceae
A. hypochondriacus, "Prince's feather", Amaranthaceae
Amborella trichopoda, [possibly the closest living relative of
the first flowering plants, base of the classification of flowering
plants], Ambrosia, ragweed, hollyhock, marsh mallow, herbal
remedy, ornamental western ragweed, Asteraceae
Amherstia nobilis, amherstia, pride of Burma, orchid flower,
rose of the mountains, flowering ornamental tree, Fabaceae
Amnmi visnaga, khella seed, visnaga, Apiaceae
Amoracia rusticana, horseradish
Amoreuxia, yellow show, Bixaceae
Amorpha, false indigo, Fabaceae
Ampelaster, climbing aster, Asteraceae
Amphiachyris, broom weed, Asteraceae
Amphicarpaea, hog peanut, Fabaceae
Amphipappus, chaff bush, Asteraceae
Amphitecna, calabash, Bignoniaceae
Amsinckia, fiddle neck, Boraginaceae
Amsonia, blue star, Apocynaceae
Amyris balsamifera, (Schimmelia oleifera), amyris, West
Indian sandlewood, West Indian rosewood, [ee: caryophyllene], Rutaceae
Anacardium occcidentale, Cashew nut tree, Gajus, [anacardic
acid,
gallic acid, salicyclic acid, tannin], local remedy, Anacardiaceae
Anacyclus, pyrethrum, (Anthemis), anacyclus, pellitory
of
Spain, herbal remedy as a rubifacient, perennial herb, Asteraceae
Anadenanthera peregrina, anadenanthera, yopa, parica,
[bufotenine
alkaloid], Fabaceae
Anagallis arvensis, pimpernel, "The Scarlet Pimpernel", Europe,
[leafy bracts on fruit], Primulaceae
Anagallis minima, pimpernel, chaff weed, Primulaceae
Ananas comosus, pineapple, evergreen perennial herb, Bromeliaceae
Anaphalis, pearly everlasting, Asteraceae
Anarcardium occidentale, cashew, Anarcardiaceae
Anastatia, hierochuntina, rose of Jericho, rose of the
Virgin, Arabia, Egypt, Syria
Anchusa, officinalis, bugloss, common alkanet,
Boraginaceae
Ancistrocarphus, neststraw, Asteraceae
Andira, rain-tree
Andrographis, false water willow, Acanthaceae
Andromeda, bog rosemary, Epacridaceae
Androsace, rock jasmine, Primulaceae
Anemone coronaria, blood-red flowers, Ranunculaceae
A. nemorosa, wood anemone, windflower, northern Europe, NW
Asia, herbal remedy, ornamental, perennial herb, Ranunculaceae
A. vulgaris, anemone,
pasque flower, [purple flowers, the fresh plant is toxic], dangerous
herbal remedy, northern Europe, Ranunculaceae
Anemopaegma chamberlaynii, Bignoniaceae
Anethum graveolens, (Peucedanum graveolens, Fructus
anethi), dill, dillseed, oil of dill, [strong smelling, flavours
pickles], Greece, Apiaceae
Anethum sowa, Indian dill, Apiaceae
Angadenia, golden trumpet, Apocynaceae
Angelica archangelica, (A. officinalis), angelica,
European
angelica, angelic
herb, [oil of angelica root, in absinthe, gin and "bitters",
confectionery, root and seed ee: phellandrene, pinene, coumarins],
Apiaceae
Angelica atropurpurea, purple angelica, American angelica,
Apiaceae
A. keiskei, Japanese angelica, Apiaceae
A. sinensis, popular
Chinese herbal remedy "dang gui", Apiaceae
A. ursina, Japanese angelica, Apiaceae
Angelonia augustifolia, narrowleaf angelon, Scrophulariaceae
Angelonia salicariifolia, willowleaf angelon, granny's bonnets,
from Brazil, weed, remedy, cooking herb, Scrophulariaceae
Angophora, angophora, Sydney red gum, smooth barked apple,
Myrtaceae
Angophora cordifolia, [cordate lamina], Myrtaceae
Angophora costata, gum myrtle, Myrtaceae
Angophora lanceolata, [oldest layers of cork bark, phellogen,
shed as hot summer approaches], Myrtaceae
Anhalonium lewinii, peyote cactus, [mescaline alkaloid], Aniba
duckei, Brazilian rosewood, bois de rose, Lauraceae
Aniba parviflora, Brazilian rosewood, bois de rose, Lauraceae
Aniba rosaeodora var. amazonica, Brazilian rosewood,
bois de rose, Lauraceae
Anisacanthus desert honeysuckle, Acanthaceae
Anisoptera laevis, Mersawa durian, [tall tree with helicopter
double-winged seed dispersal], Dipterocarpaceae
Anigozanthos, flavidus, kangaroo-paws, Haemodoraceae
Annona cherimoya, cherimoya, evergreen shrub, Annonaceae
A. muricata, soursop, [fruit with sharp points], tropical
America, [caffeine, hydrocyanic acid, myricyl alcohol], Annonaceae
A. reticulata, bullock's heart, custard apple, [netted
carpels], Annonaceae
A. squamosa, custard apple, sweetsop, sugar apple, [scaly
fruit], Annonaceae
Anogeissus, Indian Almond, gum ghatti, Combretaceae
Antennaria, pussy toes, Asteraceae
Anthemis nobilis, (Cladanthus arabica), Roman chamomile,
stinking mayweed, common masterwort, herbal remedy, ornamental, garden
herb, perennial herb, Asteraceae
Anthemis tinctoria, chamomile, golden chamomile, dyers'
chamomile, [yellow dye
from
flowers], Asteraceae
Antheropeas, easter bonnets, Asteraceae
Anthocephalus chinensis,
laran tree of Sabah, Rubiaceae
Anthocephalus indicus, (A. cadamba), cadamba, kadamba,
Rubiaceae
Anthriscus cerefolium, (A. longirostris), chervil, garden
chervil, salad chervil, Apiaceae
Anthriscus sylvestris, wild chervil, Apiaceae
Antidesma bunius, Buni, bignay, herbet river cherry, Australia,
Euphorbiaceae
Antidesma ghaesembilla, blackcurrant tree, Euphorbiaceae
Antigonon leptopus, Honolulu creeper, Polygonaceae
Antirhea, quina, Rubiaceae
Anthriscus sylvestris, cow parsley
Anthyllis, kidney vetch, Fabaceae
Antiphytum, saucer flower, Boraginaceae
Anogeissus anogeissus, gum ghatti, Combretaceae
Anogeissus latifolia, Combretaceae
Anthocephalum, broom snakeweed
Anthriscus cerefolium, (Chaerophyllum), chervil, herbal
remedy, [ee: methyl chavicol, 1-allyl-2,4-dimethoxybenzee, anethole],
Apiaceae
Antiaris toxicaria, upas tree, toxic, dart poison, fibres used
for tapa cloth, Moraceae
Antigonon leptopis, antigonon, coral vine, corallita, chain of
love, queen's wreath, Mexico, Polygonaceae
Antirrhinum, snapdragon, ornamental, [snout-shaped flower],
Scrophulariaceae
Anulocaulis, ring stem, Nyctaginaceae
Aphanisma, coastal creeper, Chenopodiaceae
Aphanostephus, doze daisy, Asteraceae
Aphelandra sinclairiana, Acanthaceae
Apios, groundnut, Fabaceae
Apium graveolens, wild celery, marsh plant, herbal diuretic,
Europe, Apiaceae
Apium graveolens var. dulce, sweet celery, smallage,
wild celery, herbal remedy, vegetable, biennial garden herb, [celery
seed ee:
limonene, apiol, selinene, santadol, sedanolide, cut stem and use ink
to show transpiration stream], Apiaceae
Apium graveolens var. rapaceum, celeriac, garden herb,
swollen stem, edible roots, Apiaceae
Apium prostratum, sea celery, wild food plant, Australia,
seashore, Apiaceae
Apocynum cannabinum, dogbane, Indian hemp, Canadian hemp, [hemp
used by Red Indians], Apocynaceae
Aquilaria agallocha, agarwood, aloes wood, agar, Thymelaeaceae
Aquilaria malaccensis, Indonesian agarwood, Thymelaeaceae
Aquilegia canadensis, red columbine, ornamental, perennial herb,
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia vulgaris, common columbine, aquilegia, granny's
bonnets, slightly poisonous, ornamental, perennial herb,
Ranunculaceae
Arabis, rock cress, Brassicaceae
Arabidopsis thaliana, thale cress, rock cress, mustard weed,
[the
first plant to have its entire genome sequenced], Brassicaceae
Arachis hypogaea, peanut, groundnut, Fabaceae, [peanut oil], Arachis
glabrata, prine peanut, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Arachis pintoi, pinto peanut, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Aralia, aralia tree, Japanese angelica tree, devil's walking
stick, spikenard, herbal remedy, perennial herbs, deciduous shrubs,
Araliaceae
Arbutus, madrone, Epacridaceae
Aristolochia, dutchman's pipe, Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia serpentaria, Virginian snakeroot, serpentaria oil,
Aristolochiaceae
Arnica montana, (A. fulgens, A. sororia), arnica,
leopard's bane, wolf's bane, [daisy-like flower], herbal remedy but may
be toxic, Asteraceae
Asarum canadense, Canadian snakeroot, wild ginger, Indian
ginger, Aristolochiaceae
Arfeuillea arborescens, Hop terr, Sapindaceae
Argyreia nervosa, Elephant climber, Convolvulaceae
Anredera, madieravine, Basellaceae
Arbutus unedo, strawberry trees, Mediterranean region, evergreen
trees and shrubs, Ericaceae
Arceuthobium, dwarf mistletoe, pine mistletoe, Viscaceae
Archidendron jiringa, Jering, Fabaceae
Arctium lappa, burdock, bur, cockle bottoms, lappa,
personata, clot-bur, herbal remedy, [burdock and dandelion cordial],
Asteraceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, uva
urzi, bearberry, bear's grape, crowberry, foxberry, hog
cranberry, mealberry, manzanita, medicinal herb, Epacridaceae,
(Ericaceae), Arctotheca, cape weed, Asteraceae
Arctotis, arctotis, African daisy, South Africa, ornamental,
annual and perennial herbs, Asteraceae
Ardisia elliptica, (A. littoralis), Seashore ardisia,
marl
berry, Mata pelanduk, mata ayam, Malaysia, [methyl salicyclate],
Myrsinaceae
Arenaria, sand wort, Caryophyllaceae
Argania sideroxylon, argan oil tree, Sapotaceae
Argania spinosa, Sapotaceae
Argusia, sea rosemary, Boraginaceae
Argyranthemum, dill daisy, Asteraceae
Argyroxiphium, silver sword, Asteraceae
Ariocarpus, living rock, Cactaceae
Aristocapsa, spiny cape, Polygonaceae
Aristolochia elegans, Calico flower, Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia grandiflora dutchman's pipe, Brazil, shrubs and
climbers, [flowers of extraordinary shape], Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia tagala, Aristolochiaceae
Armoracia rusticana, (A. lapathifolia, Cochlearia
armoracia), horseradish, red cole, raifort, Brassicaceae
Arnica montana, arnica, arnica flowers, mountain tobacco,
leopard's bane, Europe, perennial garden herb, may be poisonous,
Asteraceae
Arnoglossum, Indian plaintain, Asteraceae
Arrabidaea corallina, Bignoniaceae
Artemis, Mexican sagewort
Artemisia abrotanum, southern wood, old man, lad's love, Asteraceae
A. absinthium, (A annua), sage brush,
wormwood, Dian's bud, sand sage, roman wormwood, green ginger, armoise,
Europe, herbal remedy, [flavours absinthe and vermouth,
artemisinine alkaloid, terpenoid compound thujone in wormwood used in
absinthe], Asteraceae
A. afra, African wormwood, lanyana, wildeals, Asteraceae
A. annua, annual wormwood, sweet Annie, Asteraceae
Artemisia campestris, field wormwood, Asteraceae
A. drarcunculus, tarragon, French tarragon, Russian
tarragon, small dragon, garden herb Southern Europe, [estragon oil],
Asteraceae
A. genipi, (A. spicata, A. laxa, A.
mutellina, A. glacialis), genipi, Asteraceae
A. herba-alba, (A. sleversiana), armoise, Asteraceae
A. judaica, semen contra, Asteraceae
A. maritima, (A. cina), levant wormseed, Asteraceae
A. pallens, davana, Asteraceae
A. pontica, Roman wormwood, small absinthe, Asteraceae
A. princeps, Japanese mugwort, Asteraceae
A. vestita, Asteraceae
A. vulgaris, mugwort, Indian wormwood, large garden herb,
Asteraceae
Artocarpus altilis, (A. communis, A. incisus),
breadfruit, kapiak, Sukun, [acetylcholine, hydrocyanic acid], Moraceae
Artocarpus anisophyllus, Tree of glory, Keladang babi, Moraceae
Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit, kathal, jaca, jac fruit,
jak fruit, Nangka, tropical forest fruit tree, South India,
[acetylcholine, hydrocyanic acid], Moraceae
Artocarpus rigidus, Monkey jack, Temponek, Moraceae
Asanthus, brickell bush Asteraceae
Asarum, wild ginger, asarabacca, abortefacient,
Aristolochiaceae
Asclepias asperula, spider
milkweed, Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias fructicosa, (A. tuberosa), milkweeds, broadleaf
milkweed, butterfly milkweed, swallow-wort, herbaceous perennial,
[herbal remedy, pleurisy
root, fibre used by Red Indians, steroidal glycosides], Asclepiadaceae
Asperugo, German-madwort, Boraginaceae
Asperula arvensis, blue woodruff, Rubiaceae
Asperula squinancy, woodruffe, quinsy-wort, squinancy-wort,
sweet woodruffe, small woodruff, herbal remedy supposed to cure quinsy,
Rubiaceae
Aster amellus, aster, ornamental, star-shaped flower heads,
Asteraceae
Astilbe, false goat's beard, Saxifragaceae
Astragalus, milk vetch, goat's thorn, Syrian tragacanth, gum
dragon, southernwood, old man's tree, boy's love, field southernwood,
[natural gum tragacanth], Fabaceae
Astragalus membranaceus, milk
vetch, Chinese herbal remedy "huang qi", Fabaceae
Astragalus mollissimus, locoweed, woolly loco grass, stagger
weed, [miserotoxin, swainsonine alkaloid which causes locoweed
poisoning], Fabaceae
Astragalus gummifer, (A. tennesseensis), milk vetch,
locoweed, [E413 Tragacanth gum, gum tragacanth], Fabaceae
Astranthium, western daisy, Asteraceae
Astroloma, cranberry heath, flame heath, wild food plant,
Australia, Epacridaceae
Astroloma pinifolium, Epacridaceae
Asyneuma, harebell, Campanulaceae
Asystasia gangetica, cv. Variegata, Acanthaceae
Atalantia monophylla, (A. sponosa), Sea lime, Merlimau,
Rutaceae
Athysanus, sand weed, Brassicaceae
Atractylodes lancea, atractylis, Asteraceae
Atractylodes macrocephala, bai
zhi, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Atriplex cinerea, grey saltbush, wild food plant, Australia,
Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex hortensis, orache, arrachmountain spinach, vegetable,
herbs and shrubs, Chenopodiaceae
Atropa belladonna, belladonna root, deadly nightshade,
belladonna leaves, dwale, fair lady, European mandrake, [solanine
glucoside, atropine 5-hydroxytryptamine, hyoscyamine alkaloid],
Solanaceae
Atropa mandrogora, European mandrake, [atropine, hyoscyamine,
scopolamine alkaloid], Solanaceae
Atuna racemosa, Fiji, Chrysobalanaceae
Aubrieta, lilac bush, Brassicaceae
Aulax cancellata, Proteaceae
Aureolaria, false foxglove, Scrophulariaceae
Austromyrtus dulcis, midyim berry, wild food plant, Australia,
Myrtaceae
Averrhoa bilimbi, bilimbi, Belimbing besi, Malaysia, [very acid
fruit, used for preserves], Oxalidaceae
Averrhoa carambola, Star fruit, carambola, five corners,
Belimbing manis, [fruit salads and fruit drinks], South India,
Indonesia,
Oxalidaceae
Avicennia marina, grey mangrove, white mangrove, wild food
plant, Australia, Verbenaceae
Avicennia officinalis, mangrove, tidal swamps, Verbenaceae
Axyris, Russian pig weed, Chenopodiaceae
Azadirachata indica, neem tree, nim tree, [neem oil], Meliaceae
B.
Baccaurea motleyana, Rambai, Tampoi, Euphorbiaceae
Baccharis dracunculifolia, vassoura, Asteraceae
Baccharts gennistelloides, carquueja, Asteraceae
Baccharis halimifolia, baccharis, groundsel tree, willow
baccharis, North and South America, deciduous and evergreen shrubs,
Asteraceae
Backhousia, citriodora, lemon myrtle, lemon-scented
myrtle, neverbreak, sweet verbena tree, Australia, ornamental tree,
lemon-like food flavouring, [ee: citral], Myrtaceae
Bacopa, water hyssop, Scrophulariaceae
Baeckea frutescens, False rue, Cucau atap, [ee:limonene,
cineole,
dipentene], Myrtaceae
Baikiaea insignis, Fabaceae
Baileya, desert marigold, Asteraceae
Balduina, honeycomb head, Asteraceae
Ballota nigra, black horehound, medicnal herb, Lamiaceae
Barbarea vulgaris, yellow rocket, winter cress, vegetable,
Brassicaceae
Ballota, horehound, black horehound, Lamiaceae herbal remedy
Balsamita malor, (Chrysanthemum balsamita, Pyrethrum
majus), costmary, costmary, balsam herb, alecost, mint
geranium, sweet Mary, Bible leaf, balsamite, Asteraceae
Balsamodendron, Arabian myrtle, Arabian myrrh incense
Balsamorhiza, balsam root, Asteraceae
Banara, palo de ramon, Flacourtiaceae
Banisteriopsis caapi, Barbados
cherry, lianes of Amazon forest, narcotic, Malpighiaceae
Banksia dentata, (Dryandra), swamp banksia, wild nectar
food, Australia, Proteaceae
Banksia ericifolia, [showy flowers], Proteaceae
Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksia, entire leaved banksia,
ornamental tree, Proteaceae
Banksia serrata, "Banksia man" seed cone, [saw-toothed leaves],
Proteaceae
Baphida nitida, Camwood, Fabaceae
Baptisia, wild indigo, Fabaceae
Barbarea, yellow rocket, Brassicaceae
Barbieria, barbieria, Fabaceae
Barkleyanthus, willow ragwort, Asteraceae
Barleria, Philippine violet, Acanthaceae
Barosma betulina, (Diosma betulina), buchus shorts,
bucku,
South Africa, [blackcurrant taste], herbal remedy, Rutaceae
Barringtonia asiatica, barringtonia, putat laut, Malaysia,
[methyl salicyclate, saponin], Lecythidaceae
Bartonia, screw stem, Gentianaceae
Bassia, smother weed, roly-poly, tumble weed, Chenopodiaceae
Bassia tricophylla, burning bush, annual herb, [deep red
leaves], Chenopodiaceae
Basella alba, basella, Indian spinach, Ceylon spinach,
Basellaceae
Basella rubra, Ceylon spinach, Basellaceae
Batis, turtle weed, Bataceae
Bauhinia, purpurea bauhinia, butterfly tree, tropical tree
ornamental, [two-lobed leaves, hydrocyanic acid, quercitin, rutin],
Fabaceae
Bauhinia bidenta, Pride of Selangor Fabaceae
Bauhinia blakeana, Blake's bauhinia, Hong Kong orchid tree,
mountain ebony, China, [on Hong Kong SAR flag], Fabaceae
Bauhinia glauca, Climbing bauhinia, Fabaceae
Beaumontia grandiflora, Nepal trumpet flower, herald's trumpet,
ornamental shrub, large white flowered woody climber, Apocynaceae
Bebbia, sweet bush, Asteraceae
Begonia, Rex begonia, begonias, ornamental, South America,
perennial herbs and shrubs, Begoniaceae
Begonia boweri, cv. Nigromarga, Eyelash begonia,
Begoniaceae
Bejaria, befaria, Epacridaceae
Bellardia, lineseed, Scrophulariaceae
Bellis perennis, daisy, "day's eye", little daisy, bruisewort,
herbal remedy, perennial herb, Asteraceae
Bellucia costaricensis, Melastomataceae
Beloperone guttata, shrimp plant, Acanthaceae
Benincasa, benincasa, wax gourd, Cucurbitaceae
Berberis vulgaris, common barberry, herbal remedy, deciduous and
evergreen shrubs, [eyedrop remedy], Berberidaceae
Bergenia elephant-ear, Saxifragaceae
Bergerocactus, snake cactus, Cactaceae
Bergia, bergia, Elatinaceae
Berlandiera, green eyes, Asteraceae
Berteroa, false mad wort, Brassicaceae
Bertholletia excelsa, Brazil nut, [fatty reserves as a solid],
Lecythidaceae
Bertolonia marmorata, Brazil, Melastomataceae
Berula, upright water parsley, lesser water parsley, aquatic,
poisonous
Besseya, kittentail, Scrophulariaceae
Beta, beet, Chenopodiaceae
Beta vulgaris sub vulgaris, beetroot, beet, Swiss chard, spinach
beet, sugar beet, silver beet, vegetable root of scarcity, mangel,
mangel-wurzel, winter food for cattle, annual or biennial herb,
[sucrose
is chief food reserve, dissolved, cell sap], Chenopodiaceae
Beta vulgaris sub maratima, wild beet, vegetable, Chenopodiaceae
Betonica officinalis, water
betony, water figwort, herbal remedy used
externally, Lamiaceae
Betula alba, (B. odorata, B. alba var. pubescens,
B. pendula), white birch, silver birch, European white birch,
Betulaceae
Betula alleghaniensis, yellow birch, Betulaceae
Betula lenta, (B. capinefolia), sweet birch, southern birch,
cherry birch, mountain mahogany, mahogany birch, Betulaceae
Betula nigra, black birch, Betulaceae
Betula papyrifera, paper birch, birch bud oil, Betulaceae
Betula pendula, birch tree, silver birch, European birch, Europe
and North Asia, herbal remedy, ornamental tree, Betulaceae
Betula verrucosa, birch bud oil, birch tar oil, Betulaceae
Bhesa robusta, Red-flowered Malayan spindle tree, Celastraceae
Bidens pilosa, cobbler's pegs, beggar ticks, bur marigold,
pitchforks, roadside weed, seeds attach to clothing, herbal remedy,
Asteraceae
Bigelowia, rayless golden rod, Asteraceae
Bignonia, bignonia, Bignoniaceae
Billardiera longiflora, blueberry, Pittosporaceae
Billardiera scandens, apple berry, wild food plant, Australia,
Pittosporaceae
Billieturnera, false fan petals, Malvaceae
Biserrula, biserrula, Fabaceae
Bixa orellana, bixa, annatto, lipstick tree, [red dye food
colouring, war paint], hedge plant, West Indies, [E160b, carotenoid
acid
that may cause hyperactivity, bixin, norbixin, cyanidin, saponin,
tannin], Bixaceae
Blephilia, pagoda-plant, Lamiaceae
Blighia sapida, akee, West African forests, cooked aril eaten
but pink raphe attached to aril is poisonous, [peptide hypoglycin A], Blumea
balsamifera, ngai camphor, [leaves reduced to small scales
at nodes of the flattened green stem, cladode], Asteraceae
Blumea chinensis, tombak-tombak, Asteraceae
Blumea lacera, Asteraceae
Blumea myriocephala, (B. lanceolaria), Asteraceae
Boswellia carteri frankincense, [incense], Burseraceae
Bouea macrophylla, Kundangan Anacardiaceaex tongue Asteraceae
Boehmeria nivea, ramie, east Asia, white ramie or China grass
and green ramie or rhea, [fine fibres, bast], Boerhavia diffusa,
spiderling, hog weed, tah vine, another
species a wild food plant, Australia, Nyctaginaceae
Bolandra, false cool wort, Saxifragaceae
Boltonia, doll's daisy Asteraceae
Bomarea shuttleworthii, climber, "Peruvian lily", [bell-shaped
flowers], Columbia, Alstroemeriaceae
Bombax malabaricum, silk cotton tree, [kapok], Bombacaceae
Bonamia, lady's night cap, Convolvulaceae
Bontia, bontia, Myoporaceae
Borago officinalis, borage, bee bread, common bugloss,
starflower, herbal remedy, hair conditioner, annual and perennial
garden herb, (gamma-linoleic acid), Boraginaceae
Boronia megastigma, boronia, brown boronia, Australia, Rutaceae
Borrichia, seaside tansy, Asteraceae
Boschniakia, ground cone, Orobanchaceae
Bossiaea scolopendria, bossiaea, Fabaceae
Boswellia bhau-dajiana, frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia carteri, frankincense, olibanum, gum thus, Burseraceae
Boswellia frereana, African elemi, elemi frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia papyrifera, Sudanese frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia sacra, (B. thurifera sensu), Saudi frankincense,
Burseraceae
Boswellia serrata, Indian frankincense, Indian olibanum, Burseraceae
Bouea oppositifolia, Rumenia, Anacardiaceae
Bougainvillea glabra, bougainvillea, Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea peruviana, bougainvillea, Brazil, climbers,
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea spectabilis, (many cv.s), bougainvillea,
Nyctaginaceae
Boykinia, brook foam, Saxifragaceae
Brachychiton acerifolium, flame tree, ornamental tree, [have no
heartwood], Sterculiaceae
Brachychiton populneus, kurrajong tree, wild food plant,
Australia, Sterculiaceae
Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottle tree, Sterculiaceae
Brachylaena hutchinsii, muhuhu, Asteraceae
Brachyscome iberidifolia, swan river daisy, Asteraceae
Brachyscome multifida, forest
daisy, garden groundcover, Asteraceae
Brandegea, star vine, Cucurbitaceae
Brassica, mustard, annual and perennial, garden
vegetable,
[mustard oil glycosides], Brassicaceae
Brassica alba, white mustard, Brassicaceae
Brassica arvensis, charlock, weed, Brassicaceae
Brassica campestris, [mustard oil], Brassicaceae
Brassica cernua, Chinese cabbage, Brassicaceae
Brassica juncea, brown mustard, Indian mustard, leaf mustards,
sarepta mustard, rai, mustard oil, mustard seed oil glucoside sinigrin,
Brassicaceae
Brassica napus, (B. napobrassica), turnip, kale,
rapeseed,
rape, canola, rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip, Canadian
turnip, Brassicaceae
Brassica nigra, black mustard, black mustard, table mustard,
shortpod mustard, condiment, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea, wild cabbage, kale, collard, cauliflower,
kai-lan, kohlrabi, broccoli, herbal remedy, vegetable, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea capita, cabbage, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea cymosa, (Brassica oleracea italica),
broccoli,
Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea gemmifera, Brussels sprouts, Brassicaceae
Brassica rapa, (B. chinensis), turnip, Chinese
cabbage, bak choi, rapini, Brassicaceae
Brickellia, brickell bush Asteraceae
Bridellia tomentosa, kenidai, [ methyl salicyclate, friedelin],
Euphorbiaceae
Brosimum alicastrum, breadnut, [food tree in the Maya
civilization], Moraceae
Brosimum utile, Central American milk tree, [milky sap is
edible,
"palo de vaca", "vegetable cheese"], Moraceae
Brugmansia X Candida,
deadly
datura, angel's trumpets, [poisonous], Solanaceae
Bruguiera sexangula,
oriental mangrove, pacific islands,
Hawaiian lei flower, black tapa cloth dye, Rhizophoraceae
Brunnichia, buckwheat
vine, Polygonaceae
Brya, coccus wood, Fabaceae
Bryophyllum tubiflorum, (Kalanchoe delagoensis), chandelier
plant, cathedral bells, devil's backbone, [poisonous], Crasslulaceae
Boswellia papyrifera, elephant
tree, Bursuraceae
Boswellia sacra, frankincense,
strong-scented oleoresins, Bursuraceae
Bougainvillaea, bougainvillaea, ornamental, Nyctaginaceae
Bourreria, strong bark, Boraginaceae
Brachychiton acerifolius, flame tree, Illawarra flame tree,
brilliant red flowers, garden tree, Australia,
Sterculiaceae
Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottle tree, Australia,
Sterculiaceae
Brachystigma, desert foxglove, Scrophulariaceae
Braya, northern-rock cress, Brassicaceae
Brazoria, brazos-mint, Lamiaceae
Brexia madagascariensis, Madagascar, Escalloniaceae
Bridelia tomentosa, Kenedai, Euphorbiaceae
Brownea grandiceps, rose of the mountain, rose of Venezuela,
scarlet brownia, Fabaceae
Broussonetia kazinoki, Japan, Moraceae
Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry, tapacloth tree, siapo,
deer tree, invasive weed, pollen allergy, used for tapa cloth,
paper, rope, edible fruit, Africa and Asia, Moraceae
Brugmansia arborea, angel's trumpet, [deadly datura], South
America, trees and shrubs, pendulous flowers, Solanaceae
Brunfelsia americana, "lady of the night" Brunfelsia rain tree,
Solanaceae
Brunfelsia australis, "yesterday today and tomorrow",
sweet-scented flowering shrub, garden shrub, Solanaceae
Brunfelsia calycina, Yesterday, today and tomorrow, Brazil,
Solanaceae
Brunfelsia latifolia, (Francissia), yesterday, today and
tomorrow, rain tree, Central America, [freesia -like
perfume], hedging and screening, Solanaceae
Bryonia alba, (Dioica), bryony, white bryony, poisonous,
English mandrake, kua-lou, ladies' seal, tamus, tetterberry, wild
bryony, wild hops, wild vine, Cucurbitaceae
Bryophyllum calycinum, (Kalanchoe pinnata), air plant, life
plant, katakataka, succulent, Madagascar, (plantlets on leaf
margins), Crassulaceae
Buchanania arborescens, Sparrow's mango, Anacardaceae
Buchanania latifolia, chirauli nut, Anacardaceae
Buchanania obovata, green plum, wild food plant, Australia,
Anarcardaceae
Buchnera, bluehearts, Scrophulariaceae
Bucida buceras, black olive, Combretaceae
Buckinghamia celcissima, ivory curl flower, ornamental trees,
[creamy white flower spikes], Proteaceae
Buddleja, butterfly bush, Buddlejaceae
Bulnesia sarmienti, guaiacwood, champaca wood oil, Zygophyllaceae
Bunias, warty cabbage, Brassicaceae
Buphthalmum, ox eye, Asteraceae
Bursera aloexylon, linaloe, [incense], Burseraceae
Bursera fagaroides, linaloe, Burseraceae
Bursera glabrifolia, (B. delpechiana), linaloe, Mexican
linaloe, copal lemon, Burseraceae
Bursera penicillata, linaloe, Burseraceae
Bursera simaruba, (Elaphrium simaruba), West Indian birch,
West Indian elemi, gumbo limbo, incense tree, Burseraceae
Butea monosperma, flame-of the-forest, Fabaceae
Buxus microphylla var. japonica, Japanese box,
[cyclovirobuxine alkaloid], Buxaceae
Buxus sempervirens, common box,
English box, box tree, garden
hedge, evergreen shrubs and trees, [cyclovirobuxine alkaloid], Buxaceae
C.
Cabomba aquatica, water-shield, Cabombaceae
Cabralea cangerana, cangerana, Meliaceae
Caesalpinia echinata, Brazilwood, "bresel wood", [natural red
dyes brazilin and brazilein], Fabaceae
Caesalpinia ferrea, leopard tree, Brazilian ironwood, Fabaceae
Caesalpinia pulcherima, Barbadoes pride, [long red stamens],
Fabaceae
Caesalpinia sappan, sappan tree, brazilwood
Caesalpinia spinosa, [E417 tara gum], Cajanus, cajan,
pigeon pea, red gram, kacang, edible legume, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Cakile, sea rocket, Brassicaceae
Calaminta nepeta, (Melissa calaminta, Acinos),
calamint, lesser calamint, Lamiaceae southern Europe, herbal remedy,
Lamiaceae
Calaminta officinalis, (C. clinopodium, Melissa calminta),
calamintha, calamint, mill mountain, mountain balm, mountain mint,
basil
thyme, Lamiaceae
Calandrinia, balonensis, red maids, parakeelya, wild plant food,
Australia, Portulacaceae
Calceolaria, slipper flower, Scrophulariaceae
Calendula officinalis, calendula, marigold, pot marigold, poet's
marigold, marygold, gold-bloom, hollygold, marybud, Mary-buds, ["Mary
gold" in honour of the Virgin Mary of the Bible, ornamental, long
flowering
period, annual herb, bracts absent], Asteraceae
Calepina, ball mustard, Brassicaceae
Calliandra calothyrsus, calliandra, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Calliandra emarginata, powder puff plant, Fabaceae
Calliandra surinamensis, powder puff plant, Fabaceae
Callicarpa, beauty berry, Verbenaceae
Callicoma, blackwattle tree, wattle and daub
Calliandra, stick pea, Fabaceae
Callirhoe, poppy mallow, Malvaceae
Callistemon lanceolatus, bottle-brush tree, ornamental tree,
evergreen shrubs, [lanceolate lamina, showy stamens], Myrtaceae
Callistephus chinensis, aster, Michaelmas daisy, slim aster,
China, ornamental, [showy terminal flower head], Asteraceae
Callitriche, water-starwort, Callitrichceae
Calocarpum sapota, mammey sapote, South America, fruit eaten
fresh or preserved
Caloncoba, caloncoba, Flacourtiaceae
Calophyllum inophyllum, Penanga laut, huge forest tree,
Malaysia, Clusiaceae, (Guttiferae), Calopogonium mucunoides,
calopogonium, calopo, pasture legume,
Fabaceae
Callistemon citrinus, Crimson bottlebrush, Australia, Myrtaceae
Calluna vulgaris, heather, Europe, evergreen shrubs, Epacridaceae
Caltha palustris, marsh marigold, aquatic and marginal
perennial, Ranunculaceae
Calycadenia, western rosinweed, Asteraceae
Calycera, calycera, Calyceraceae
Calycoseris, tack stem, Asteraceae
Calystegia, false bind weed, Convolvulaceae
Camelina rumelica, graceful false flax, [camelina oil
seed], Brassicaceae
Camellia japonica, Japanese camellia, many cultivars, state
flower of Alabama, Theaceae
Camellia sasanqua, camellia, many cultivars, garden hedge,
evergreen shrub, Japan, Theaceae
Camellia sinensis, tea plant, green tea, [tannin, caffeine,
theanine alkaloid], Theaceae
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, China tea, Theaceae
Camellia sinensis var. assamica, Assam tea, Theaceae
Campanula, bellflower, bluebell, Canterbury bells, harebell,
Europe, ornamental, perennial herb, Campanulaceae
Campanula trachelos, throatwort, herbal remedy, Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum, small bellflower, Campanulaceae
Campnosperma auriculatum, Terentang, Anarcardaceae
Campsis chinensis, Chinese trumpet vine, trumpet vine, Tecoma,
Bignonia, China, Bignoniaceae
Camptotheca acuminata, camptotheca, [camptothecine alkaloid], Canadanthus,
mountain aster, Asteraceae
Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang, kenanga, ylang-ylang, kenanga,
[ylang-ylang oil, cananga
oil], Annonaceae
Cananga odorata, (Canangium odoratum), var. odorata,
(var.
genuina, Unona odorantissimum), ylang ylang, Annonaceae
Cananga odorata, (Canangium odoratum), var. macrophylla,
cananga, Annonaceae
Canarium luzonicum, (C. commune), elemi Manila elemi, elemi
gum, elemi resin, Burseraceae
Canarium vulgare, pili nut, Java almond, kenari nut tree,
Burseraceae
Canavalia ensiformis, wonder bean, horse bean, swordbean,
Fabaceae
Canavalia rosea, beach bean, baybean, wild jack bean, Fabaceae
Canavalia virosa, jackbean, Fabaceae
Cannabis sativa, cannabis, Indian hemp, marijuana, choke-weed,
annual herb[phenolic resins and psychoactive alcohol
delta-tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, analgesic and hallucinatory, also
cannabis alkaloids], Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa, hemp fibre plant, central and western Asia,
dioecious, fibre for ropes, cosarse cloth and oakum, narcotic drug
containing powerful alkaloids, [white bast fibre, slightly lignified,
forms, the pericycle], Canthium shultzii, Rubiaceae
Capparis mitchelli, wild orange, bumble tree, bimbil, wild plant
food, Australia, Capparaceae
Capparis spinosa, caper bush, wild passionfruit garden herb,
Capparaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris,
shepherd's purse, mothers' hearts, herbal remedy, Brassicaceae
Capsicum annuum, green pepper, chilli, Guinea pepper, Cayenne
pepper, paprika pepper, herbal remedy, vegetable, [capsaicine
alkaloid], If
hot called chilli, chillies, chilli peppers, hot peppers, [USA: chile],
guindilla., [If not hot called "capsicums"], bell peppers, peppers,
sweet
peppers, green peppers, red peppers, pimiento], annual garden
vegetable,
Solanaceae
Capsicum fastigiatum, Cayenne pepper, Solanaceae
Capsicum frutescens, chili, chilli pepper, annual garden
vegetable, [pungent acrid flavour], Solanaceae
Caragana, pea shrub, Fabaceae
Carapa guianensis, Crabwood, Meliaceae
Cardiospermum halicacabum balloon vine, heartseed, Sapindaceae
Carica papaya, papaya, [paw paw], Caricaceae
Carmona, scorpion bush, Boraginaceae
Carpobrotus chilensis, (Mesembryanthenum), sea fig, ice
plant, Aizoaceae
Carpobrotus glaucescens, pigface, succulent, purple-pink
flowers, edible red fruit, coastal cover crop, Aizoaceae
Carum carvi, (Apium carvi), caraway, carum, Apiaceae
Carum roxburgbianum, ajmud, (Indian), Apiaceae
Caryocar, caryocar, Caryocaraceae
Capsicum frutescens, tabasco pepper, red pepper, bird chillies,
vegetable shrub, [capsaicine alkaloid], Cardamine pratensis,
lady-smock, cuckoo-flower, bitter cress, Europe, perennial herb,
Brassicaceae
Carduus, plumeless thistle, Asteraceae
Carbenia, blessed thistle, herbal remedy
Cardamine, lady's smock, cuckoo flower, vegetable
Carica papaya, papaya, pawpaw
Carissa grandiflora, carissa, Natal plum, [jelly, spiny hedges],
Apocynaceae
Carlina, carline thistle, Asteraceae
Carphephorus, chaff head, Asteraceae
Carphochaete, bristle head, Asteraceae
Carthamus tinctorius, safflower, distaff thistle, Asteraceae
Catharanthus, periwinkle, Apocynaceae
Carum carvi, caraway, caraway seed used in cakes and distilled
to make liqueur kummel, West Asia, annual or biennial garden herb,
Apiaceae
Caloptris procera, apple of sodom, "Dead sea fruit", madar,
oschur
Camphorosma, Chenopodiaceae
Canavalia rosea, beach bean, wild jack bean
Canarium indicum, Ngali nut tree, Kenari Ambon, Burseraceae
Canarium oleosum, Kenari minyak, Burseraceae
Canarium schweinfurthii, Papo canary tree, Burseraceae
Canarium vulgare, Java almond, Kenari, Burseraceae
Capparis microcantha, Thorn caper, Melada, Capparaceae
Capsella, capsella, Brassicaceae
Cardaria, white top, Brassicaceae
Carludovica, Panama hat plant
Carpinus, hornbeam tree
Carpobrotus glaucescens, pigface, pink-purple flowers, red
edible fruit, succulent, beachside ground cover
Carthamus tinctorius safflower, herbal remedy,
[safflower
oil, carthamine alkaloid], Carum carvi, caraway, herbal remedy,
caraway seed for cooking,
the liqueur kummel distilled, caraway oil
Cassiope, mountain heather, Epacridaceae
Catha edulis, alkaloid stimulant and intoxicant
Catharanthus, periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, [vinblastine
and
vincristine], Apocynaceae
Cardamine, lady's smock, cuckoo-flower, bittercress
Carduus marianus, milk
thistle, herbal remedy, Asterace
Carex, sedge
Carissa lanceolata, konkerberry, wild food plant, Australia,
Apocynaceae
Carissa, ovata, currant bush, baroom bush, turkey bush, wild
food plant, Australia, Apocynaceae
Carlowrightia, wright wort, Acanthaceae
Carmona retusa, Boraginaceae
Carnegiea, saguaro, Cactaceae
Carphephorus odoratissimus, (Trilisa odoratissima, Liatris
odoratissima,
Frasera speciosa), deertongue, hound's tongue, deer's tongue,
Carolina
vanilla, vanilla leaf, wild vanilla, vanilla trilisa, whart's tongue,
liatris oil, Asteraceae
Carya, pecan, hickory tree, deciduous trees, Juglandaceae
Caryocar nuciferum, Butter nut, Caryocaraceae
Casmiroa edulis, white sapote
Cassia alata, seven golden candlesticks, Fabaceae
Cassia angustifolia, senna leaves and senna pods for congestion
of the colon, Fabaceae
Cassia corymbosa, scrambled eggs, butttercup tree, [yellow
flowers with musty smell], Fabaceae
Cassia fistula, golden shower tree, ornamental tree cassia,
senna, old man senna bush, Indian senna, Indian laburnam, pudding pipe
tree, tropical forest tree, ornamental shrubs and trees, [leaf base
forms pulvinus to turn lamina, pinnately-compond lamina], Fabaceae
Cassia grandis, Horse cassia, Fabaceae
Cassia javanica, pink cassia, Fabaceae
Cassia nodosa, Pink cassia, Fabaceae
Cassia occidentalis, coffee senna, ant bush, [anthraquinones
cause laxative or even toxic properties], Fabaceae
Cassia pleurocarpa, Australian senna, Fabaceae
Cassia senna, senna, herbal
remedy, Fabaceae
Cassia tora, sicklepod, sickle senna, Fabaceae
Cassine quadrangulata, Brazil, Celastraceae
Castanopsis schefferiana Fagaceae
Casuarina equisetifolia, casuarina, she-oak, rose she-oak,
ornamental tree, [leaf reduced to small scale at nodes of the flattened
green stem, cladode], Casuarinaceae
Casssytha filiformis, devil's twine, dodder laurel, parasitic,
wild food plant, Australia, Lauraceae
Cassytha glabella, devil's twine, [twining habit, parasitic with
haustoria into hosts, degeneration of root system after parasitism],
Lauraceae
Cassytha paniculata, Lauraceae
Castanea sativa, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, sweet
chestnut, southern Europe, deciduous tree, herbal remedy, [tannins],
Fagaceae
Castanospermum australe, black bean, Queensland black bean,
Moreton bay "chestnut", [large seeds look like chestnuts but contain
cyanogenetic poison], wild food plant but do not eat it, Australia,
Fabaceae
Castilleja, Indian paintbrush, Scrophulariaceae
Casuarina nobilis, (Gymnostoma nobile), Bornean ru,
Casuarinaceae
Casuarina torulosa, she-oak tree, Australia, Casuarinaceae
Catalpa, catalpa, Bignoniaceae
Catesbaea, lily thorn, Rubiaceae
Catha, khat
Carthamus lanatus, saffron thistle, weed
Carthamus tintorius, safflower
Catharanthus roseus, periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old
maid, India, ornamental perennial shrub, [vindoline, catharanthine,
vinblastine vincristine alkaloids], Apocynaceae
Catunaregam spinosa, thorn rungia, Rubiaceae
Caulanthus, wild cabbage, Brassicaceae
Cayaponia, melon leaf, Cucurbitaceae
Cecropia peltata, trumpet tree, Cecropiaceae
Cedrela glaziovii, stinking mahogany, Meliaceae
Cedrela odorata, West Indian cedar, Spanish cedar, cigar-box cedar,
Barbados cedar, Meliaceae
Cedrela sinensis, Chinese cedar, ornamental tree, Meliaceae
Cedronella canariensis, cedronella, garden herb, Lamiaceae
Cedrus deodar, cedar tree, deodar tree, cedar of Lebanon
Ceiba pentandra, kapok tree, pochote, silk cotton tree, [kapok
for mattresses], tropical forest tree, Bombacaceae
Celtis occidentalis, hackberry, [nettle tree], deciduous tree,
Ulmaceae
Celosia cristata, (C. argentea), cock's comb, woolflower,
wild cockscomb, annual ornamental, [bright coloured flowers, nicotinic
acid], Amaranthaceae
Centaurea, knapweed, common knapweed, greater knapweed,
knapwort, harshweed, blue-bottle, cyanus, herbal remedy, ornamental
annual and
perennial herbs, Asteraceae
Centaurea calcitrapa, star thistle, [weed], Asteraceae
Centaurea cyanus, cornflower, bachelor's button, [astringent
tannins], Europe, west Asia, Asteraceae
Centaurium spicatum, (Erythraea), spike centaury, herbal
remedy, Gentianaceae
Centella asiatica, Indian pennywort, Asian pennywort, Pegaga,
spadeleaf, gotu kola, tropical garden herb, herbal remedy, Apiaceae
Centella erecta, erect centella, Apiaceae
Centranthus augustifolia, centranthus, narrow-leaved valerian,
all heal, Hercules wound-wort, golden heliotrope, Valerianaceae
Centrosema pascuorum, centurion centro, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Centrosema pubescens, centro, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Centrosema virginianum, spurred butterfly pea, Fabaceae
Cephaelis ipecacuanha, ipecac, ipecacuanha, [emetin alkaloid], Cephalanthus,
button bush, Rubiaceae
Cephalocereus, cephalocereus, Cactaceae
Cephalotus follicularis, West Australian pitcher plant,
[monotypic, pod like a siliqua], Cephalotaceae
Cerastium, mouse-ear chick weed, Caryophyllaceae
Ceratocephala, curveseed, butterwort, Ranunculaceae
Ceratonia siliqua, carob tree, St. John's Bread, [locust bean
gum], Fabaceae
Cerbera manghas, cebera, [toxic glycosides], Apocynaceae
Cercis siliquastrum, red bud, Judas tree, Mediterranean region,
deciduous trees, [woody fruits], Fabaceae
Ceratiola, ceratiola, Empetraceae
Ceratonia siliqua, carob, [E410, carob gum, locust bean gum,
vegetable gum, used, sweets, fruit drinks, chocolate substitute], Cerbera
odollam, Pong-pong, Apocynaceae
Cereus aethiops, sweet potato cactus, South America,
[multi-stemmed cactus, tall like a taper], Cactaceae
Cereus peruvianus, Cactaceae
Cestrum diurnum, day jessamine, Solanaceae
Cestrum parqui, green cestrum, all parts poisonous, fruits
toxic, Solanaceae
Cevallia, stinging serpent, Loasaceae
Chamaecrista fasciculata, partridge pea, Fabaceae
Chamaecrista rotundifolia, (Cassia rotundifolia),
round-leaf cassia, pasture, Fabaceae
Chamaesaracha, five eyes, Solanaceae
Chaetadelpha, skeleton weed, Asteraceae
Chaetopappa, least daisy, Asteraceae
Chaiturus, lion's tail, Lamiaceae
Chaptalia, sun bonnetts, Asteraceae
Chamaecrista, sensitive pea, Fabaceae
Chamaedaphne, leather leaf, Epacridaceae
Chamaesaracha, five eyes, Solanaceae
Chamaelaucium unicinatum, Geralton wax plant
Chamaemelum nobile, (Anthemis nobilis), chamomile, common
chamomile, Roman chamomile, English chamomile, garden chamomile, sweet
chamomile, true chamomile, dog fennel, herbal remedy, garden herb,
[apple-like scent], Asteraceae
Chamaemelum suaveolens, (Matricaria matricarioides),
pineapple weed, Asteraceae
Chaenactis, pin cushion, Asteraceae
Chaenorhinum, dwarf snapdragon, Scrophulariaceae
Charpentiera, papala, Amaranthaceae
Cheiranthus cheiri, wallflower, [poisonous, dangerous
cardiotonic
drug], Brassicaceae
Cheiridopsis, cheiridopsis, Aizoaceae
Chelidonium majus, celandine, swallowwort, herbal remedy,
[chelerythrine, chelidonine alkaloid], Papaveraceae
Chelone, turtlehead, Scrophulariaceae
Chenopodium album, lamb's quarters, Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium ambrosioides, (var. anthelminticum), chenopodium,
wormseed, Mexican tea, quinoa, American wormseed, Californian
spearmint, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, herb sancti mariae, Baltimore
oil, [vermifuge], perennial herb, Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium bonus-henricus, goose foot, fat hen, allgood,
smearwort, wild spinach, good King Henry, Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium quinoa, quinoa, staple grain food of Incas, Peru,
ashes consumed with coca leaves, Chenopodiaceae
Chilopsis, desert willow, Bignoniaceae
Chiococca, milk berry, Rubiaceae
Chimaphila, prince's pine, Pyrolaceae
Chionophila, snow lover, Scrophulariaceae
Chonemorpha fragrans, (C. penangensis), Apocynaceae
Cinchona, cinchona, Rubiaceae
Chionanthus virginicus, fringe tree, greybeard, poison ash,
snowdrop tree Oleaceae
Chiranthodendron, chiranthodendron, Sterculiaceae
Chondodendron tomentosum, [cuare, benzylisoquinoline alkaloids,
D-tubocurarine alkaloid], Chondrilla juncea, skeleton weed,
chondrilla, weed, [vegetative reproduction by tuberous roots],
Asteraceae
Chorisia insignis. Floss-silk tree, Bambacaceae
Chorizanthe, spine flower, Polygonaceae
Chlorogalum, chlorogalum, saponin glycosides form a soapy
foam
Chloroxylon swietenia, Satinwood, Rutaceae
Christia, island pea, Fabaceae
Chromolaena, thorough wort, Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum, X grandiflora, florist's chrysanthemum,
hybrid, ox-eye daisy, marguerite, herbal remedy, ornamental, annual
herb, Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, Dalmatia, pyrethrum, Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ju
Hua, Chinese chrysanthemum, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Chrysocephalum apiculatum, yellow buttons, common everlasting,
desert flame, from Australia, groundcover, yellow flower heads,
Asteraceae
Chrysophyllum cainito, Star apple, satin leaf tree, Cainito,
West Indies, Central America, edible pulp, Sapotaceae
Chrysophyllum lanceolatum, Pepulut, Sapotaceae
Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Damson plum, Sapotaceae
Chrysopsis, golden aster, Asteraceae
Chrysosplenium, golden saxifrage, Saxifragaceae
Chrysothamnus, rabbit brush, Asteraceae
Chukrasia tabularis, Chittagong wood, Meliaceae
Cicer arietinum, cicer, chick pea, Fabaceae
Cichorium endivia, endive, vegetable succory, India, herbal
remedy, Asteraceae
Cichorium intybus, chicory, blue-sailors, succory, [coffee
substitute], Asteraceae
Cinchona calisaya, (C. officinalis), quinine cincona,
"quina", [quinine alkaloid], Cicuta maculata, water hemlock,
cowbane, [poisonous roots,
cicutoxin causes painful rashes], Apiaceae
Cienfuegosia, fly mallow, Malvaceae
Cimicifuga cohosh, black
bugbane, [unpleasant smell], native American herbal remedy,
Ranunculaceae
Cinnamomum burmanii, (C. pedunculata), Indonesian cassia,
padang cassia, padang cinnamon, Batavia cassia, Java cassia, Korintj
cassia, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum camphora, (Laurus camphora), camphor laurel
camphor, steropten, gum camphor, Japanese camphor, Formosa camphor,
Lauraceae
Cinnamomum cassia, (C. aromaticum, Laurus cassia),
cinnamon cassia, Chinese cinnamon, false cinnamon, cassia cinnamon,
cassia lignea, [possible improved glucose tolerance, cassia oil from
bark], Lauraceae
Cinnamomum cecidodaphne, Nepalese teipat, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum culiliban, (C. culiliwan), lawang, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum iners, wild cinnamon, Kayu manis hutan, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum loureirii, Saigon cinnamon, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum micrantbum, Chinese sassafras, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum tamala, Indian cassia, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum zeylanicum, (C. verum, Laurus cinnamomum), cinnamon,
Ceylon cinnamon, true cinnamom, Seychelles cinnamon, Madagascar
cinnamon, [cinnomom leaf ee: eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamaldehyde,
benzyl benzoate, linalol, safrol], [cinnomom bark ee: cinnamaldehyde,
eugenol, benzaldehyde, cuminaldehyde, pinene, cineol, phellandrene,
furfurol, cymeme, linalol], Sri Lanka, Lauraceae
Cirsium arvense, perennial thistle, thistle, weed, Asteraceae
Cissus quandrangula, Veldt grape, South Africa, Vitaceae
Cissus rhomboidea, grape ivy, South America, climber, Vitaceae
Cistanthe, pussy paws, Portulacaceae
Cistus ladaniferus, labdanum, rock rose, evergreen shrub,
cistus, ciste, cyste, ambreine, European rock rose, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus, (C. villosus, C. polymorphus), labdanum, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus subsp. C. polymorphus, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus subsp. C. corsicus, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus subsp C. creticus, Cistaceae
Citharexylum fruticosum, fiddlewood tree, tropical America,
Verbenaceae
Citharexylum spinosum, fiddlewood tree, tropical America,
Verbenaceae
Citrofortunella microcarpa, acid orange, calamondin orange, or
Panama orange, kalamansi, China, used for cooking
Citrullus colocynthis, colocynth, bitter apple, annual herb,
Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus, water melon, camel melon, [lycopene pigment],
Cucurbitaceae
Citrus aurantium ssp. aurantium, sour orange, bitter
orange, [essential oils neroli from flowers and bergamot from fruit,
English marmalade], Rutaceae
Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia, bergamot orange, Rutaceae
Citrus aurantium var. amara, (Bigaradia), rind
used
for bergamot essence, neroli oil, Rutaceae
Citrus aurantium var. amara, (C. vulgaris, C.
bigaradia), sour orange, bitter orange, Seville orange, bigarade
oil, neroli
bigarade oil, orange flower oil, petitgrain orange oil, Rutaceae
Citrus aurantifolia, sweet orange, orange blossom oil, orange
peel, ["navel orange has "navel" at the fruit apex and no seeds],
Rutaceae
Citrus aurantifolia, (C. latifolia, C. medica
var. acida), lime, Mexican lime, West Indian lime, sour lime,
Rutaceae
Citrus australasica, native finger lime, Australia, used in
chutneys and sauces, cylindrical fruits,
Rutaceae
Citrus bergamia, (C. aurantium subsp. bergamia),
bergamot, (cvs. Castagnaro, Femmenlllo), Rutaceae
Citrus hystrix, leech-lime, Mauritius papeda, combava oil,
Rutaceae
Citrus jambbiri, rough lemon, (Java lemon), (cvs. Estes,
Milam), Rutaceae
Citrus jambbiri x C. aurantifolia, lemon and lime, Rutaceae
Citrus limetta, bitter orange Italian lime, limette oil, Rutaceae
Citrus limon, (C. limonum), lemon, cedro oil, (cvs. Berna,
Eureka,
Lisbon, Femminello Ovale, Femminello Sfusato), Rutaceae
Citrus limon x C. sinensis, lemonange, Rutaceae
Citrus limonia, mandarin lime, Rutaceae
Citrus macroptera, Rutaceae
Citrus madurensis, calamondin, Rutaceae
Citrus maxima, shaddock, Rutaceae
Citrus medica, citron, Rutaceae
Citrus nobilis, tangor, Rutaceae
Citrus paradisi, grapefruit, Rutaceae
Citrus reticulata, tangerine, Rutaceae
Citrus reticulata, unshu orange, Rutaceae
Citrus reticulata x C. paradist, tangelo, Rutaceae
Citrus medica, citron, cedrat, (cv. Diamante), Rutaceae
Citrus x paradisi, (C. maxima var. racemosa, C. racemosa),
grapefruit, Rutaceae
Citrus reticulata, (C. deliciosa, C. nobilis, C. unsbzu),
mandarin, tangerine, satsuma, cv. Crava, Rutaceae
Citrus sinensis, (C. aurantium var. sinensis, C. aurantium, var.
dulcis), sweet orange, Portugal orange, China orange, var. Valencia,
[neroli Portugal or neroli petalae oil, Rutaceae
Citrus tachibana, tachibana orange
Citrus tangelo, tangelo
Cladrastis, yellowwood, Fabaceae
Clappia, clap daisy, Asteraceae
Clarkia pulchella
Claytonia, spring beauty,
Portulacaceae
Clematis, clematis, leather flower, virgin's bower, traveller's
joy, woody
climber, [use leaf stalk tendrils to climb], Ranunculaceae
Clematis glycinoides, headache vine, crushed leaf juice blisters
skin, Ranunculaceae
Cleome, cleome, spider plant, spider flower, ornamental,
Capparaceae
Cleomella, stink weed, Capparaceae
Clerodendrum macrosiphon, (C. incisum), Musical notes,
tropical Africa, Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum paniculatum, Pagoda flower, Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum, speciosissimum, glory bower, Java,
[leaves, opposite pairs, tubular flowers], Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum thomsoniae, Bleeding-heart, tropical Africa,
Verbenaceae
Clethra, sweet pepper bush, Clethraceae
Clianthus dampieri, desert pea,
glory pea, [seeds have
long-lived hard testa], Fabaceae
Clitoria ternatea, clitoria, pigeon wings, butterfly pea,
[Ternate, Indonesia, flower like inverted legume flower with "keel" on
top], Fabaceae
Clivia miniata, bush lily, fire lily, kaffir lily, Southern
Africa, Amaryllidaceae
Clusia rosea, Balsam apple, attorney, Clusiaceae, (Guttiferae), Clytostoma
callistegioides
violet trumpet vine, South America
Cnicus benedictus, (Carbenia), carduus benedictus,
blessed
thistle, holy thistle, spotted thistle, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Euphorbiaceae
Cobaea scandens, cathedral
bells, cup and saucer vine, Mexico, Polemoniaceae
Coccoloba uvifera, Sea grape,
Polygonaceae
Cochlearia armoracia, horseradish, scurvy-grass, spoonwort,
herbal remedy, garden herb, Brassicaceae
Cochlospermum fraseri, kapok
bush, wild food plant, Australia, Bixaceae
Cochlospermum vitifolium silk
cotton tree, Bixaceae
Codariocalyx, tick trefoil, Fabaceae
Codiaeum, variegatum, croton, tall evergreen
tropical shrub, [brilliantly coloured foliage, may
shed leaves at change of season], Euphorbiaceae
Codonopsis pilosula,
bellflower, poor man's ginseng, dang shen, medicinal herb, Campanulaceae
Coffea, arabica, arabica coffee, Arabian coffee,
[caffeine, theobromine
alkaloid, chief carbohydrate reserve is the
polysaccharide hemicellulose, hard endosperm], Rubiaceae
Coffea canephora, (C. robusta), robusta coffee,
[caffeine,
theobromine
alkaloid], Rubiaceae
Coffea liberica, Liberian coffee, Rubiaceae
Coincya, star-mustard,
Brassicaceae
Cola acuminata, Cola tree, Goora nut, Abata
cola,Sterculiaceae
Cola gigantea, Giant cola,Sterculiaceae
Cola nitida, (C.
acuminata), Kola nut, Cola nut, [theobromine, caffeine alkaloid],
Sterculiaceae
Coleus amboinicus, (C. aromaticus), coleus, Indian
borage, three-in-one herb, aromatic leaves for meat flavouring
Collinsia, blue-eyed Mary, Scrophulariaceae
Collinsonia, horsebalm, Lamiaceae
Collomia, trumpet, Polemoniaceae
Colubrina asiatica, Peria
laut, Rhamnaceae
Columnea, columnea, Gesneriaceae
Colutea, colutea, red-flowered bladder senna, the common bladder
senna, herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Comarostaphylis, summer holly, Epacridaceae
Combretum constrictum, tropical evergreen climbers and shrubs,
tropical
Africa, Combretaceae
Combretum glandiflora, Combretaceae
Commiphora abyssinica, myrrh,
sweet myrrh, Mecca
balsam, [strong-scented oleoresins], Burseraceae
Commiphora erytbraea, opopanax, bisabol myrrh, Burseraceae
Commiphra madagascariensis, (C. abyssmica, Balsamodendron
habessinica), Abyssinian myrrh, Burseraceae
Commiphora molmol, Somalian myrrh, herbal remedy, Burseraceae
Commiphora myrrha, myrrh, hirabol myrrh, Burseraceae
Congea griffithiana, (C. velutina), Purple congea,
Malaysia, Verbenaceae
Congea tomentosa, Shower orchid,
White congea, Southern China, Verbenaceae
Conicosia, narrow-leaved ice plant, Aizoaceae
Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, great hemlock, [coniine
alkaloid, noxious weed said to be the plant
used to kill Socrates], Apiaceae
Conopholis, cancer-root.
Orobanchaceae
Conradina, false rosemary, Lamiaceae
Conringia, hare's ear mustard,
Brassicaceae
Consolida, knight's-spur, Ranunculaceae
Convolvulus, bind weed,
Convolvulaceae
Conyza canadensis, (Erigeron canadensis), Canadian
fleabane, horseweed, Asteraceae
Copaifera officinalis, copaiba, copahu balsam, copaiva, Jesuit's
balsam, para
balsam, maracalbo balsam, balsam copalba oil, Fabaceae
Copaifera reticulata, copalba, Fabaceae
Coprosma, mirror plant, Rubiaceae
Coptis, goldthread, Ranunculaceae
Corchorus capsularis, corchorus, jute, Tiliaceae
Cordia subcordata, Sea trumpet, Boraginaceae
Cordylanthus, bird's-beak, Scrophulariaceae
Corema, corema, Empetraceae
Coreopsis, tick seed, Asteraceae
Corethrogyne, sand aster Asteraceae
Coriandrum maritimum, samphire, rock samphire, Apiaceae
Coriandrum sativum, coriander, coriander seed, Chinese parsley,
Mediterranean area, [curry
powder, gin flavouring, ee: linalol, decyl aldehyde, borneol, geraniol,
carvone, anethole), Apiaceae
Corispermum, bug seed,
Chenopodiaceae
Cornus florida, dogwood, North America, Cornaceae
Coronilla, crown vetch, Fabaceae
Coronopus, swine cress,
Brassicaceae
Correa alba, cape barren tea, native fuchsia, white correa,
Australia, aromatic leaves, jasmine tea-like flavouring, ground cover,
Rutaceae
Corrigiola, corrigiola, Caryophyllaceae
Corydalis solida, fume wort
Coryphantha, beehive cactus, Cactaceae
Cosmos bipinnatus, cosmos, ornamental, garden herb, Asteraceae
Cotula coronopifolia, brass buttons, golden buttons, buttonweed,
water buttons, [very salt tolerant], Asteraceae
Couroupita guianensis, cannonball tree, Lecythidaceae
Coursetia, baby bonnets, Fabaceae
Coville, harrimanella, Epacridaceae
Crambe, crambe, Brassicaceae
Crassocephalum, rag leaf, Asteraceae
Crataegus monogyna, English hawthorn, maythorn, Rosaceae
Crataegus oxyacantha,
hawthorn, [thorns are modified branches], herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Crateva religiosa, Dalar, Capparaceae
Cratoxylum cochinchinense, (C. polyanthum), Kemutong,
Guttiferae
Cratoxylum formosum, Pink mempat, Guttiferae
Cresentia cujete, calabash, (containers, musical instruments], Crepis,
hawks beard, [2 pairs of chromosomes], Asteraceae
Cressa, alkali weed, Convolvulaceae
Crescentia, crescentia, Bignoniaceae
Critonia, thorough wort, Asteraceae
Crocidium, spring-gold, Asteraceae
Crocus sativus, saffron crocus, [saffron, its red-orange stugmas],
Iridaceae
Crocus vernus, Dutch crocus, Iridaceae
Croptilon, scratch daisy Asteraceae
Crossandra infundibuliformis, Firecracker flower, Acanthaceae
Crotalaria juncea, rattlebox, sunn hemp, India, [fibre, bast
stronger than jute], Fabaceae
Crotalaria semperflorens, bird flower, India, tropical shrubs,
yellow flowers, Fabaceae
Croton eluteria, cascarilla, sweetwood bark, sweet bark, Bahama
cascarilla, aromatic quinquina, false quinquina, West Indies,
[febrifuge, cascarilla bark volatile oils, flavour Campari and
Vermouth], Euphorbiaceae
Cruciata, bed straw, Rubiaceae
Crusea, mountain saucer flower, Rubiaceae
Cryptocardia foetida, stinking cryptocardia, stinking laurel,
[weed], Lauraceae
Cryptocarya massoy, (Massoia aromatica), massoi, Lauraceae
Cryptostegia, rubber vine, Asclepiadaceae
Cryptostemma calendulaceum, Cape weed
Cucumis melo, ulcardo melon, native cucumber, rockmelon, melon,
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis metuliferus, kiwano, African horned cucumber,
African horned melon, jelly melon, Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis sativus, cucumber, Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita, gourd, Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita maxima, pumpkin, Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita pepo, zucchini, squash, Cucurbitaceae
Cullen, scurf pea, Fabaceae
Cuminum cyminum, (C. odorum), cumin, cummin, Roman
caraway,
Mediterranean area, [curry powder, ee:
cuminaldehyde, pinene, terpinene, cymene, phellandrene, myrcene,
limonene, farnesene, caryophyllene], Apiaceae
Cupaniopsis anacardioides, tuckeroo, carrot wood,
dense shade, garden tree, orange fruits, Sapindaceae
Cuphea hyssopifolia, False heather, Lythraceae
Curcuma longa, tumeric, [orange rhizome], India
Curcuma xanthorrhiza, greater galangal
Curuba india, (C. equatoriana), banana poka
Cuscuta australis, dodder, [only genus of the family],
Cuscutaceae
Cussonia spicata, Cabbage tree, Araliaceae
Cutleria multifida, [has 48 chromosomes], Desmarestiaceae
Cyamopsis, cyamopsis, [guar gum], Fabaceae
Cyanopsis, knap weed, Asteraceae
Cyanthillium, iron weed, Asteraceae
Cyathula prostrata, cyathula, Amaranthaceae
Cybianthus, cybianthus, Myrsinaceae
Cycladenia, waxy dogbane, Apocynaceae
Cyclanthera, cyclanthera, Cucurbitaceae
Cyclamen, cyclamen, Primulaceae
Cydista, withe, Bignoniaceae
Cydonia oblonga, quince. Rosaceae
Cynanchum, swallow-wort, Asclepiadaceae
Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke, cardoon, vegetable,
[vegetative
reproduction by rhizome], Asteraceae
Cynara, globe artichoke, vegetable, [parenchyma contains the
polysaccharide inulin instead of amylum starch], Asteraceae
Cynoglossum, hound's tongue, herbal remedy, Boraginaceae
Cynometra cauliflora, Nam-nam, Fabaceae
Cyphomandra betacea, tree tomato, tamarillo, Solanaceae
Cypselea, cypselea, Aizoaceae
Cyrilla, titi, Cyrillaceae
Cytisus, scoparius, (Spartium, Sarothamnus scoparius,
Genista scoparius), broom, Scotch broom, basam, green broom,
[sparteine, cytisine alkaloid], Fabaceae
Reference:
Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. and Seberg, O., (2007).
Flowering Plant Families of the World, Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew