© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 20010913D6597.jpg
Species:
Thevetia peruviana
Common: Be-Still Tree; campanilla ('small bells')
Syn.: n/a
Range: native to Peru; common throughout the tropics
Tax.: APOCYNACEAE > Gentianales > Asteridae
Note: F. All parts of this plant contain a poisonous, digitalis-like drug called thevetin. Be-still was...
KW: tropical plants, Flowers of Maui, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 20010913D6598.jpg
Species:
Thevetia peruviana
Common: Be-Still Tree; campanilla ('small bells')
Syn.: n/a
Range: native to Peru; common throughout the tropics
Tax.: APOCYNACEAE > Gentianales > Asteridae
Note: F. All parts of this plant contain a poisonous, digitalis-like drug called thevetin. Be-still was...
KW: tropical plants, Flowers of Maui, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 20010913D6599.jpg
Species:
Thevetia peruviana
Common: Be-Still Tree; campanilla ('small bells')
Syn.: n/a
Range: native to Peru; common throughout the tropics
Tax.: APOCYNACEAE > Gentianales > Asteridae
Note: F. All parts of this plant contain a poisonous, digitalis-like drug called thevetin. Be-still was...
KW: tropical plants, Flowers of Maui, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0047.jpg
Species:
Tropaeolum majus L.
Common: Nasturtium
Syn.: none
Range: South America (Perú); naturalized in California and widely cultivated in gardens
Tax.: TROPAEOLACEAE > GERANIALES > ROSIDAE > DICOTYLEDONEAE
Note: The conquistadors brought these brightly colored plants back to Spain in the 1500's. The Indians of ...
KW: naturalized introduced wildflowers of California
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0048.jpg
Species:
Tropaeolum majus L.
Common: Nasturtium
Syn.: none
Range: South America (Perú); naturalized in California and widely cultivated in gardens
Tax.: TROPAEOLACEAE > GERANIALES > ROSIDAE > DICOTYLEDONEAE
Note: The conquistadors brought these brightly colored plants back to Spain in the 1500's. The Indians of ...
KW: naturalized introduced wildflowers of California
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0049.jpg
Species:
Tropaeolum majus L.
Common: Nasturtium
Syn.: none
Range: South America (Perú); naturalized in California and widely cultivated in gardens
Tax.: TROPAEOLACEAE > GERANIALES > ROSIDAE > DICOTYLEDONEAE
Note: The conquistadors brought these brightly colored plants back to Spain in the 1500's. The Indians of ...
KW: naturalized introduced wildflowers of California
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2005_04_22_JD_0169.jpg
Species:
Urtica dioica L.
Common: Nettle, big string nettle, common nettle, stinging nettle, gerrais, isirgan, kazink, nabat al nar, o...
Syn.: Urtica galeopsifolia; two subsp - Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (California nettle) and Urtica dioica...
Range: Widespread in the Americas [Felicita Park, Escondido, San Diego Co., CA]
Tax.: URTICACEAE > Urticales > Hamamelidae > Dicotyledoneae (=Magnoliopsida)
Note: F. TRIBAL AND HERBAL MEDICINE USES: In folk medicine nettle plants have been used as a diuretic, to...
KW: stinging nettle, urticating plants, noxious weeds, medicinal plants
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2005_04_22_JD_0175.jpg
Species:
Urtica dioica L.
Common: Nettle, big string nettle, common nettle, stinging nettle, gerrais, isirgan, kazink, nabat al nar, o...
Syn.: Urtica galeopsifolia; two subsp - Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (California nettle) and Urtica dioica...
Range: Widespread in the Americas [Felicita Park, Escondido, San Diego Co., CA]
Tax.: URTICACEAE > Urticales > Hamamelidae > Dicotyledoneae (=Magnoliopsida)
Note: F. In Brazilian herbal medicine the entire plant is used for excessive menstrual bleeding, diarrhea,...
KW: stinging nettle, urticating plants, noxious weeds, medicinal plants
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1998_10_02_05_10.tif
Species:
Vanilla planifolia
Common: Native man displays his Vanilla plants
Syn.:
Range: Moorea (Society Islands; French Polynesia)
Tax.: Orchidaceae > Orchidales > Liliidae > Monocotyledoneae (=Liliopsida)
Note: F
KW: tropical commercial crops, tropical plants
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 20010914D7293.jpg
Species:
Zingiber spectabile Griff.
Common: beehive ginger, golden shampoo ginger, honeycomb ginger
Syn.: n/a
Range: India to Malaysia; widely cultivated
Tax.: ZINGIBERACEAE > Zingiberiales > Zingiberidae > Monocotyledoneae > Angiospermae > Sper...
Note: F. The rhizome is used to relieve stomachache; macerated in alcohol, is regarded as tonic, stimulan...
KW: tropical plants, Flowers of Maui, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 20010914D7294.jpg
Species:
Zingiber spectabile Griff.
Common: beehive ginger, golden shampoo ginger, honeycomb ginger
Syn.: n/a
Range: India to Malaysia; widely cultivated
Tax.: ZINGIBERACEAE > Zingiberiales > Zingiberidae > Monocotyledoneae > Angiospermae > Sper...
Note: F. The rhizome is used to relieve stomachache; macerated in alcohol, is regarded as tonic, stimulan...
KW: tropical plants, Flowers of Maui, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 200111020109.tif
Species:
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.
Common: shampoo ginger, pinecone ginger, bitter ginger, pinecone lily, opuhi (Polynesia), Awapuhi (Hawaiian)...
Syn.: Amomum zerumbet L., Zingiber amaricans, Zingiber fairchildii, Zingiber ovoideum,
Range: Malaysia; widely cultivated
Tax.: ZINGIBERACEAE > Zingiberiales > Zingiberidae > Monocotyledoneae > Angiospermae > Sper...
Note: F. In Polynesia and Hawaii opuhi is used against tooth- and stomach-ache. Since it has a clear liq...
KW: Tropical plants flowers, medicinal plants
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0354.jpg
Species:
Common: Dodder, Love plant
Syn.:
Range:
Tax.:
Note: F. Used in folk-medicine to prepare an aphrodesiac tea.
KW: native North American plants, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses, plants of California, San Diego Coun...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0356.jpg
Species:
Common: Dodder, Love plant
Syn.:
Range:
Tax.:
Note: F. Used in folk-medicine to prepare an aphrodesiac tea.
KW: native North American plants, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses, plants of California, San Diego Coun...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0357.jpg
Species:
Common: Dodder, Love plant
Syn.:
Range:
Tax.:
Note: F. Used in folk-medicine to prepare an aphrodesiac tea.
KW: native North American plants, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses, plants of California, San Diego Coun...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2001_05_12_JD_0360.jpg
Species:
Common: Dodder, Love plant
Syn.:
Range:
Tax.:
Note: F. Used in folk-medicine to prepare an aphrodesiac tea.
KW: native North American plants, medicinal or ethnobotanical uses, plants of California, San Diego Coun...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_10_08_02_06.tif
Species:
Common:
Syn.:
Range: Gaviota State Park (N. of Goleta), Santa Barbara Co., CA
Tax.:
Note: F.
KW: Santa Barbara County, Gaviota State Park, native American plants, California wildflowers, native pla...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1200_02_03_05_18.tif
Species:
Common:
Syn.: LOW RESOLUTION SAMPLE IMAGE
Range: Rio Napo, Ecuador
Tax.:
Note: F.
KW: medicinal plants, curandero, shaman, native cultures, native healers
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1200_02_03_05_20.tif
Species:
Common:
Syn.: LOW RESOLUTION SAMPLE IMAGE
Range: Rio Napo, Ecuador
Tax.:
Note: F.
KW: medicinal plants, curandero, shaman, native cultures, native healers
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1200_02_03_06_01.tif
Species:
Common:
Syn.: LOW RESOLUTION SAMPLE IMAGE
Range: Rio Napo, Ecuador
Tax.:
Note: F.
KW: medicinal plants, curandero, shaman, native cultures, native healers
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1200_02_03_06_02.tif
Species:
Common:
Syn.: LOW RESOLUTION SAMPLE IMAGE
Range: Rio Napo, Ecuador
Tax.:
Note: F.
KW: medicinal plants, curandero, shaman, native cultures, native healers
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