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Latin NameCommon NameFamilySynonymsEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Athamantha sicula Apiaceae or UmbelliferaeTinguara sicula.20
Camellia japonicaCamellia, Common Camellia, Japanese CamelliaTheaceaeThea japonica.32
Camellia sasanquaCamellia, Sasanqua camelliaTheaceaeThea sasanqua.31
Capsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's PurseBrassicaceae or CruciferaeThlaspi bursa-pastoris. Bursa abscissa. Bursa druceana. Capsella concava.32
Cephalotaxus harringtoniaJapanese Plum YewCephalotaxaceaeTaxus harringtonia.50
Chamaecytisus proliferusTagasaste. Tree lucerne.FabaceaeThis name is a synonym of Cytisus proliferus L.f. with synonyms: Chamaecytisus palmensis (H.Christ) Hutch. Chamaecytisus proliferus (L.f.) Link. and Chamaecytisus proliferus var. palmensis H.Christ00
Cornus iberica CornaceaeThelycrania iberica. (G.Woron.)Pojark.20
Crocosmia aureaMontbretiaIridaceaeTritonia aurea10
Cynara scolymusGlobe ArtichokeAsteraceae or CompositaeThis name is a synonym of Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund.35
Drimys insipidaBrush PepperbushWinteraceaeTasmannia insipida.00
Euodia daniellii RutaceaeTetradium daniellii. Xanthoxylum daniellii.21
Euodia fraxinifolia RutaceaeTetradium trichotomum.21
Euphorbia intisyIntisy, Pencil PlantEuphorbiaceaeTirucalia intisy (Drake) P.V.Heath00
Gnetum africanumEru, African JointfirGnetaceaeThoa africana (Welw.) Doweld42
Gnetum buchholzianumJointfirGnetaceaeThoa buchholziana (Engl.) Doweld42
Handroanthus guayacanGuayacanBignoniaceaeTabebuia guayacan (Seem.) Hemsl. Tecoma guayacan Seem.00
Hydnocarpus kurziiChaulmugraAchariaceaeTaraktogenos kurzii King04
Hymenaea verrucosaEast African Copal. Zanzibar copal treeFabaceaeTrachylobium hornemannianum Hayne Trachylobium verrucosum (Gaertn.) Oliv.00
Hyssopus officinalisHyssopLamiaceae or LabiataeThymus hyssopus23
Kinugasa japonicaKinugasasoTrilliaceaeTrillium japonicum.10
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Canary WhitewoodMagnoliaceaeTulipifera liriodendron.12
Lotus tetragonolobusAsparagus Pea, Winged peaFabaceae or LeguminosaeTetragonolobus purpurea. Moench.30
Macadamia hildebrandiiCelebes nutProteaceaeThis name is unresolved, but some data suggest that it is synonymous with Lasjia hildebrandii (Steenis) P.H.Weston & A.R.Mast .40
Octomeles sumatranaIlimo TreeDatiscaceaeThis name is unresolved.22
Pachycereus hollianusBaboso, AcompesCactaceaeThis name is unresolved, but some data suggest that it is synonymous with Lemaireocereus hollianus (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose .00
Pachyphragma macrophylla Brassicaceae or CruciferaeThlaspi macrophyllum10
Parinari curatellifoliaMbola, Grys AppelChrysobalanaceaeTropical Africa - Senegal to Kenya, south to northern SW. Africa, Botswana and the Transvaal.42
Passiflora mollisimaBanana Passion FruitPassifloraceaeTacsonia mollissima.30
Petasites albusButterburAsteraceae or CompositaeTussilago alba.21
Pittosporum resiniferumPetroleum nutPittosporaceaeThis name is unresolved. Pittosporum resinosum (misspelt)03
Potentilla erectaTormentil, Erect cinquefoilRosaceaeTormentilla erecta L.13
Prunus armeniaca mandschuricaManchurian apricotRosaceaeThis name is unresolved, but some data suggest that it is an infraspecific name of Prunus armeniaca L.. Armeniaca mandshurica (Maximowicz) Skvortzov; Prunus mandshurica (Maximowicz) Koehne.43
Rhus diversilobaWestern Poison Oak, Pacific poison oakAnacardiaceaeToxicodendron diversilobum. (Torr.&Gray.)Greene.02
Rhus succedaneaWax TreeAnacardiaceaeToxicodendron succedaneum. (L.)Mold.12
Santalum austrocaledonicumPacific SandalwoodSantalaceaeThis name is unresolved.01
Santalum yasiYasi, Fijian Sandalwood, Brown SandalwoodSantalaceaeThis name is unresolved.02
Sapium sebiferumVegetable Tallow, Chinese tallow, Popcorn Tree, Chinese Tallow TreeEuphorbiaceaeTriadica sebifera. Croton sebiferus. Stillingia sebifera.22
Sequoia sempervirensCoastal Redwood, Redwood, California Redwood, Coast RedwoodTaxodiaceaeTaxodium sempervirens. Sequoia semperviriens (misspelt)01
Shorea obtusaTaengwood Balau, tengDipterocarpaceaeThis name is unresolved.02
Shorea quadrinervisLight Red MerantiDipterocarpaceaeThis name is unresolved.00
Silphium integrifoliumPrairie RosinweedAsteraceaeThis species contains the following infraspecific taxa: Silphium integrifolium var. integrifolium. Silphium integrifolium var. laeve Torr. & A.Gray.31
Swartzia grandifoliaBig leafed Swartzia, Coracao-de-NegroFabaceaeTounatea grandifolia (Bong. ex Benth.) Taub. Tunatea grandifolia (Bong. ex Benth.) Kuntze00
Tabebuia roseaApamate, Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, Rosy Trumpet TreeBignoniaceaeBignonia pentaphylla L. Couralia rosea (Bertol.) Donn.Sm. Sparattosperma rosea (Bertol.) Miers Tabeb00
Tabernaemontana hystrixTabernaemontanaApocynaceaePeschiera fuchsiifolia (A.DC.) Miers Peschiera gaudichaudii (A.DC.) Miers Peschiera gracillima Miers00
Tabernanthe ibogaIbogaApocynaceaeIboga vateriana Braun-Blanq. & K.Schum Tabernanthe albiflora Stapf Tabernanthe bocca Stapf Tabernant04
Tacca leontopetaloidesPolynesian Arrowroot, PiaTaccaceaeChaitaea tacca Sol. ex Seem. Tacca abyssinica Hochst. ex Baker Tacca artocarpifolia Seem. Tacca brow42
Tachia guianensisTachiaGentianaceaeTachia pavonii Gilg04
Tachigali rubiginosaTachigaliFabaceaeSclerolobium paniculatum rubiginosum (Mart. ex Tul.) Benth. Sclerolobium rubiginosum Mart. ex Tul.00
Tagetes erectaAfrican Marigold, Aztec marigold, Big Marigold, American MarigoldAsteraceae or CompositaeTagetes major Gaertn.33
Tagetes filifoliaIrish LaceAsteraceae or Compositae 10
Tagetes lucidaMexican Tarragon, Sweetscented marigoldAsteraceae or Compositae 43
Tagetes micranthaLicorice marigoldAsteraceae or CompositaeTagetes fragrantissima Sessé & Moc.01
Tagetes minutaMuster-John-HenryAsteraceae or CompositaeT. glandulifera. T. glandulosa.22
Tagetes patulaFrench Marigold, Dwarf French MarigoldAsteraceae or Compositae 22
Tagetes tenuifoliaLemon Marigold, Striped Mexican Marigold, Signet MarigoldAsteraceae or CompositaeT. signata.20
Talinum aurantiacumOrange FlameflowerPortulacaceae 10
Talipariti elatumBlue MahoeMalvaceaeHibiscus azanzae DC. Hibiscus elatus Sw. Hibiscus tiliaceus elatus (Sw.) Hochr. Pariti grande Britto02
Talipariti tiliaceumBeach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, MahoeMalvaceaeHibiscus abutiloides Willd. Hibiscus boninensis Nakai Hibiscus circinnatus Willd. Hibiscus porophyll32
Talisia esculentaPitombaSapindaceaeSapindus esculenta A.St.-Hil.42
Tamarindus indicaTamarindFabaceaeTamarindus occidentalis Gaertn. Tamarindus officinalis Hook. Tamarindus umbrosa Salisb.43
Tamarix africanaAfrican tamariskTamaricaceaeTamarix hispanica.00
Tamarix anglicaEnglish TreeTamaricaceae 11
Tamarix aphyllaAthel TamariskTamaricaceaeT. articulata. T. orientalis.11
Tamarix canariensisTamarisk, Canary Island tamariskTamaricaceae 10
Tamarix chinensisChinese Tamarisk, Five-stamen tamariskTamaricaceaeT. elegans. T. gallica. non L. T. indica. non Willd.02
Tamarix gallicaManna Plant, French tamariskTamaricaceae 12
Tamarix hispidaKashgar TreeTamaricaceae 00
Tamarix juniperina Tamaricaceae 00
Tamarix parvifloraSmall-Flowered TamariskTamaricaceae 00
Tamarix ramosissimaTamarisk, SaltcedarTamaricaceaeT. odessana. T. pallasii. T. pentandra. pro parte.10
Tamus communisBlack BryonyDioscoreaceae 12
Tanacetum balsamitaAlecost, CostmaryAsteraceae or CompositaeBalsamita major. (L.)Desf. Chrysanthemum balsamita.32
Tanacetum cinerariifoliumDalmation Pellitory, PyrethrumAsteraceae or CompositaeChrysanthemum cinerariifolium. Pyrethrum cinerariifolium.01
Tanacetum coccineumPyrethrum, Pyrethum daisy, Persian Insect Flower, Painted DaisyAsteraceae or CompositaeChrysanthemum coccineum. Willd. C. roseum. Pyrethrum roseum.00
Tanacetum partheniumFeverfew, MatricariaAsteraceae or CompositaeAphanostephus pinulensis. Chrysanthemum parthenium. Matricaria parthenium. Parthenium matricaria.25
Tanacetum vulgareTansy, Common tansy, Golden Buttons, Curly Leaf TansyAsteraceae or CompositaeT. aubiderti. Chrysanthemum vulgare. C. tanacetum.22
Taraxacum albidum Asteraceae or Compositae 20
Taraxacum bessarabicum Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum brassicifolium Asteraceae or CompositaeTaraxacum brassicaefolium10
Taraxacum formosanum Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum heterolepis Asteraceae or Compositae 12
Taraxacum hondoense Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum hybernum Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum japonicum Asteraceae or Compositae 11
Taraxacum kok-saghyzRubber DandelionAsteraceae or CompositaeT. bicorne.10
Taraxacum laevigatumRed-Seed Dandelion, Rock dandelionAsteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum magellanicum Asteraceae or CompositaeT. officinale glabratus. T. officinale pygmaea.10
Taraxacum megalorrhizon Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum mongolicum Asteraceae or Compositae 13
Taraxacum obovatum Asteraceae or Compositae 20
Taraxacum officinaleDandelion - Kukraundha, Kanphool, Common dandelion, DandelionAsteraceae or Compositae 43
Taraxacum platycarpum Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Taraxacum pseudoalbidum Asteraceae or CompositaeTaraxacum pseudo-album10
Taraxacum sinicum Asteraceae or Compositae 13
Taraxacum tibetanum Asteraceae or CompositaeTaraxacum tibeticum12
Taraxacum variegatum Asteraceae or Compositae 10
Tarchonanthus camphoratusCamphor Bush, Wild Camphor BushAsteraceaeTarchonanthus abyssinicus Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf. & Asch. Tarchonanthus litakunensis DC. Tarchonanthus13
Taxodium distichumSwamp Cypress, Bald cypress, Common Bald CypressTaxodiaceaeCupressus disticha.01
Taxus baccataYew, English yew, Common YewTaxaceaeCephalotaxus adpressa Beissn. Cephalotaxus brevifolia Beissn.. Verataxus adpressa (Carrière) Carrièr34
Taxus brevifoliaPacific YewTaxaceaeTaxus bourcieri Carrière. Taxus lindleyana A.Murray bis. Taxus occidentalis Nutt.34
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