Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Family: Leguminosae

Synonyms: Albizia longipes Britton & Killip  Enterolobium cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Griseb., Feuilleea cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Kuntze  Inga cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Willd.  Mimosa cyclocarpa Jacq.  Mimosa parota Sesse & Moc.  Pithecellobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Mart.  Prosopis dubia Kunth  Prosopis dubia Guill. & Perr.

English names: gua, choreja, ear tree
Other names: Affenseife , Algarrobo de Orejas , Anjera , Árbol de las Orejas , Bois Tanniste Rouge , Caracara , Caracao , Carita , Carito , Caro , Carocaro , Caro Hembra , Conacaste , Corotú , Costa Mahogany , Curotú , Devil’s-Ear , Dormilón , Earpod , Earpodtree , Flamboyán Extranjero , Framboyán Extranjero , Genicero , Guanacaste , Guanacaste Blanco , Guanacastle , Hueso de Pescado , Huichichile , Huinacaxle , Jarina , Jenízaro , Juana , Juan de Acaste , Monkey Ear , Monkeysoap , Mulatto Ear , Nacaste , Nacastle , Nacazle , Oreille d’e Juif , Oreille d’Éléphant , Oreja , Oreja de Judio , Oreja de Mono , Oreja de Mulato , Orejero , Oviero , Palo de Orejas , Parota , Pich , Piche , Picho , Piñon , Piñon de Oreja, Tubroos , Tuburus , Tusipono

Tree to 35 m tall, trunk to 2.5 m diameter, canopy wide, branched near ground, crown widely spreading, bark roughly fissured. Leaves alternate, twice pinnate with 4–15 pairs primary pinnae 15–40 cm long, leaflets 15–30 pairs, to 1.5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide, deciduous in dry season. Flowers white, tiny, radially symmetrical, stamens longer than petals; in small, ball-shaped clusters to 2 cm diameter; blooms Feb.–Apr. as new leaves unfold. Fruit dark brown, fleshy, kidney- or ear-shaped (photos), curved into an overlapping circle, to 14 cm diameter, with central stem, flesh sweet, with 5–20 seeds; pods eaten by horses, which can pass intact seeds.

Activities: Piscicide, Spermicide
Indications: Bronchitis, Colds, Pulmonosis, Tuberculosis, Tumors

61 Published articles of Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Muscari neglectum

Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.
Family: Asparagaceae

Synonyms: Botryanthus atlanticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman , Botryanthus breviscapus Tod. , Botryanthus granatensis (Freyn) Nyman , Botryanthus mandraliscae Lojac. , Botryanthus mordoanus (Heldr.) Nyman , Botryanthus neglectus (Guss. ex Ten.) Kunth , Botryanthus odorus Kunth , Botryanthus racemosus (L.) Fourr. , Botryanthus saulii Jaub. & Spach , Botryanthus speciosus (Marches.) Nyman , Botryanthus strangwaysii (Ten.) Kunth , Etheiranthus jacquinii Kostel. , Eubotrys odorata Raf. , Hyacinthus juncifolius Lam. , Hyacinthus neglectus (Guss. ex Ten.) E.H.L.Krause , Hyacinthus racemosus L. , Leopoldia neumayeri Heldr. , Muscari atlanticum Boiss. & Reut. , Muscari bootanensis Griff. , Muscari breviscapum (Tod.) N.E.Br. , Muscari bucharicum Regel , Muscari compactum Baker , Muscari dolioliforme Sobko , Muscari elwesii Baker , Muscari flaccidum O.Schwarz , Muscari fontqueri Sennen , Muscari granatense Freyn , Muscari grandifolium Baker , Muscari grossheimii Schchian , Muscari letourneuxii Boiss. , Muscari leucostomum Woronow , Muscari macranthum Freyn , Muscari mordoanum Heldr. , Muscari neumayeri (Heldr.) Boiss. , Muscari nivale Stapf , Muscari odoratum Montandon , Muscari populeum Braun-Blanq. & Maire , Muscari racemosum (L.) Medik. , Muscari skorpili Velen. , Muscari speciosum Marches. , Muscari strangwaysii Ten. , Muscari szovitsianum Rupr. ex Boiss. , Muscari vandasii Velen.,

• Catalan: Calabruixa petita
• Czech: Modřenec hroznatý
• Deutsch: Weinbergs-Traubenhyazinthe
• Persian: سنبلک سرمه کلاغ
• French: Muscari à grappe
• Upper Sorbian: Wulka kitelnička
• Hungary: Fürtös gyöngyike
• Polish: Szafirek groniasty
• Swedish: Mörk pärlhyacint
• Turkish: Dağ sümbülü

Perennial, stems 10-40 cm high, 6-9 leaves emerging from one bulb, raceme with 30-40 flowers. Seeds ± spherical, apex truncate, bottom with large hilum, 2.2-2.6 x 2-2.2 mm. Surface mostly glabrous or fine waved, black. 2n = 18, 36, 45, 54, 72. Native to Eurasia, vineyards, grassy slopes and fallows. [ATLAS OF SEEDS AND FRUITS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-EUROPEAN FLORA]

5 Published articles of Muscari neglectum

Datisca cannabina False Hemp Acalbir

Datisca cannabina L.
Family: Datiscaceae
Synonyms: Cannabina laevis Moench, Datisca glabra Stokes, Datisca nepalensis D.Don

• English: False Hemp, Akalbir,
• Hindi: अकलबीर Acalbir
• French: Chanvre De Créte
• German: Scheinhanf
• Punjabi: Bhang Zaal, Akilveer, Berz bund

USES. The roots and leaves of Datisca cannabina are an old oriental dye source; the pigment is datiscetin-3-rutinoside (datiscin). [The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants Vol X - Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae Edited by K. Kubitzki]

Diuretic, purgative, expectorant. Used in fevers, and gastric and scrofulous ailments. The plant contains flavonoids, datiscin and datiscanin. EtOH (50%) extract of seeds and flowers exhibited marked sedative, highly anti-inflammatory, mild analgesic, antipyretic and diuretic activity in rats. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

40 Published articles of Datisca cannabina