Family: Amaryllidaceae (includes Amaryllis, Agapanthus, Clivia and Scadoxus)
Genus: Allium (includes onions, leeks, garlics, chives)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Allium fistulosum
Meaning of Name:
Allium from Latin allium (‘garlic’); and
fistulosum from Latin fistulōsum (‘tube-like, hollow’): hollo..
Brahmi/Bacopa/Memory Herb (Bacopa monnieri)
Family: Plantaginaceae (includes plantains, snapdragon, foxflove)
Genus: Bacopa (includes disk water hyssop, Gila River water hyssop)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Bacopa monnieri
Common Names: Brahmi (southern Indian name), Indian Pennywort, Bacopa, Water ..
Family: Plantaginaceae (includes plantains, snapdragon, foxflove)
Genus: Bacopa (includes disk water hyssop, Gila River water hyssop)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Bacopa monnieri
Common Names: Brahmi, Memory Herb, Water Hyssop, Indian Pennywort
Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | E..
Family: Amaryllidaceae (includes Amaryllis, Agapanthus, Clivia and Scadoxus)
Genus: Allium (includes onions, leeks, garlics, chives)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Allium × proliferum
Meaning of Name:
Allium from Latin allium (‘garlic’); and
proliferum from Latin proliferum (‘prolific’)
Common Nam..
Family: Geraniaceae (includes Geranium and Pelargonium)
Genus: Geranium (includes the cranesbills (the true geraniums))
Botanical/Binomial Name: Geranium robertianum
Meaning of Name:
Geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, ‘crane’): seed capsule resembling a crane’s beak; and
robertianum..
Family: Geraniaceae (includes Geranium and Pelargonium)
Genus: Geranium (includes the cranesbills (the true geraniums))
Botanical/Binomial Name: Geranium robertianum
Meaning of Name:
Geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, ‘crane’): seed capsule resembling a crane’s beak; and
robertianum..
Family: Cucurbitaceae (includes cucumbers, gourds, melons)
Genus: Gynostemma (all species within this genus are perennial climbing vines with tendrils; most are dioecious [having separate male and female plants])
Botanical/Binomial Name: Gynostemma pentaphyllum
Common Names: Jiaogulan, Xiān Cǎo..
Family: Amaryllidaceae (includes Amaryllis, Agapanthus, Clivia and Scadoxus)
Genus: Tulbaghia (includes several wild garlic species of southern Africa)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Tulbaghia violacea
Meaning of Name:
Tulbaghia, for Ryk Tulbagh (1699–1771), one time governor of The Cape of Good Hope;..
Family: Poaceae (the grass family; includes lawn grasses, bamboos, cereals, sugarcanes)
Genus: Cymbopogon (includes cirtronella grass, East Indian lemongrass)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Cymbopogon citratus
Meaning of Name:
Cymbopogon, from Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, ‘hollow vessel’) + πώγων (pṓgō..