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  2. Hedychium coronarium - Wikipedia

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    Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily [3] or white ginger lily, [4] is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to the forest understorey of Asia. Other common names include butterfly lily, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily or white ginger .

  3. Lists of useful plants - Wikipedia

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    The maguey was cultivated by the Aztecs for its numerous uses including construction, fibre, hedging and production of the sacred drink pulque. [1] This article contains a list of useful plants, meaning a plant that has been or can be co-opted by humans to fulfill a particular need. Rather than listing all plants on one page, this page instead ...

  4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    The plant has been used for centuries in the South Pacific to make a ceremonial drink with sedative and anesthetic properties, with potential for causing liver injury. [117] Piscidia erythrina / Piscidia piscipula: Jamaica dogwood: The plant is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, despite serious safety ...

  5. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowersflowers that represent specific geographic areas; Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans; Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans

  6. Linnaea - Wikipedia

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    The leaves are under 1 cm long, with a few shallow teeth on the upper half. The perennial stems of Linnaea borealis are slender, pubescent, and prostrate, growing to 20–40 centimetres (8– 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves 3–10 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 8 in) long and 2–7 mm (1 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) broad.

  7. Zamioculcas - Wikipedia

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    Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. [2] It is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant, and is native to eastern Africa, including Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. [2]

  8. Magnolia nilagirica - Wikipedia

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    Magnolia nilagirica is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is a tree that is threatened by habitat loss , endemic to the Western Ghats of India (including Agastya Mala , the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary , the Anaimalai and Palni Hills , the Nilgiri mountains , and Baba Budangiri ), [ 2 ] and also Sri Lanka .

  9. Saussurea obvallata - Wikipedia

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    Saussurea obvallata is a perennial growing to 0.3 m (1 ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects. Flowers bloom in mid-monsoon (July–August) amongst the rocks and grasses of the hillside at an altitudinal range of 3700–4600 m.