BOTANY LEC - SCIENTIFIC NAMES

Opium Poppy (Morphine)

Papaver somniferum

Purple Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Pacific Yew

Taxus brevifolia

Cinchona Tree

Cinchona pubescens

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Tea

Camellia sinensis

Herb of St. John’s Wort

Hypericum Perforatum

Flowerheads of Chamomile

Chamomilla recutita

Leaves & pods of Senna

Cassia spp.

Bawang

Allium sativum

Akapulko

Cassia alata

Bayabas

Psidium guajava

Yerba Buena

Mentha arvensis

Pansit - Pansitan

Peperomia pellucida

Lagundi

Vitex negundo

Ampalaya

Momordica charantia

Niyog niyogan

Quisqualis indica

Tsaang gubat

Carmona retusa

Sambong

Blumea balsamifera

Yams

Dioscorea alata

Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Manroots

Marah oreganus

Calabazilla

Cucurbita perennis

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Cherries

Prunus avium

Apple

Malus domestica

Pear

Pyrus communis

Black Mangrove

Avicenna germinans

Lily

Lilium spp

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis

Gabi

Colocassia esculenta

Makahiya

Mimosa pudica

Anis

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Biga

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Bayabang

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Begonia

Begonia coccinea

Spider plant

Chlorophylum comosum

Kogon

Imperata cylindrical

Talahib

Saccharum spontaneum

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Button snakeroot

Eryngium aquaticum spp

Camphor

Cinnamomum camphora

Cascara

Rhamnus purshiana

Cat’s claw

Uncaria tomentosa

Cherry (wild)

Prunus serotina

Chinese magnolia

Magnolia officinalis or Magnolia quinquepeta

Chinese rubber tree

Eucommia ulmoldes

Cinquefoil

Potentilla erecta

Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum or Gossypium barbadense

Ephedra

Ephedra nevadensis or Ephedra sinica

European birch

Betula pendula

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Lilly of the valley

Convallaria majalis

Pitcher Plant

Serracenia

Sundews

Drosera

Venus flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Bladderworts

Uticularia

Catnip

Nepera cataria

Creosote bush

Larrea divaricate

Damiana

Turnera diffusa

Deadly nightshade

Atropa belladonna

Echinacea

Echinacea purpurea

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus spp.

Ginkgo

Gingko biloba

Globe artichoke

Cynara scolymus

Green tea

Camellia sinensis

Jimson weed

Datura stramonium spp.

Kava kava

Piper methysticum

Lemon balm

Melissa officinalis

Lobelia

Lobelia inflata