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452 species
LCAbies alba
Abies alba
Pinaceae
Abies alba, the European silver fir or silver fir, is a fir native to the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees north to Normandy, east to the Alps and the Carpathians, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and south to Italy, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania and northern Greece.
NEAchyranthes bidentata
Achyranthes bidentata Blume
Amaranthaceae family
Achyranthes bidentata Blume (English common name: ox knee, Chinese: 牛膝 niu xi) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae.
NEAdzuki bean
Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi
Legume family (Fabaceae)
Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is a leguminous herb; its small yellow flowers yield pods with 4–7 glossy red-brown seeds; the seeds are cooked in sweet soup and porridge and used as a filling, and act as a diuretic in medicine.
VUAfrican mahogany
Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A.Juss.
Meliaceae (mahogany family)
Khaya senegalensis (African mahogany), also called Senegal mahogany, is a large tree of the mahogany family (Meliaceae) native to the dry zones of West and Central Africa, prized for a handsome, durable, termite-resistant mahogany timber used for fine furniture, boats and musical instruments. It grows 15–30 m tall, with pinnate leaves, small cream-white flowers and round capsules that split into 4–5 valves with winged seeds. In Vietnam it is widely planted as a shade tree and for timber. Over-exploitation in its native range led IUCN to list it as Vulnerable (VU), though most commercial timber now comes from plantations.
CRAgarwood
Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Lecomte
Thymelaeaceae family
Agarwood is resinous, fragrant wood formed when Aquilaria trees are wounded and secrete resin as a defence. It is among the most prized fragrance materials in the world.
NEAkebia quinata
Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne.
Lardizabalaceae family
Akebia quinata –commonly known as akebi (木通), chocolate vine, five-leaf chocolate vine, or five-leaf akebia– is a vine that is native to Japan, China and Korea, commonly used as an ornamental or edible plant in the United States and Europe.
NEAlisma plantago-aquatica
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
Alismataceae family
Alisma plantago-aquatica, also known as European water-plantain, common water-plantain or mad-dog weed, is a perennial flowering aquatic plant widespread across most of Europe and Asia, and apparently spread elsewhere in both the Old and New World.
NEAlmond
Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb
Rosaceae family
The almond (Prunus amygdalus, syn. Prunus dulcis (Mill.
NEAloe vera
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Asphodelaceae family
Aloe vera is a stemless succulent whose 30–60 cm leaves hold a clear, acemannan-rich gel and a yellow latex containing aloin — a staple of skincare, cosmetics, beverages and traditional medicine.
LCAlopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus aequalis
Poaceae
Alopecurus aequalis is a common species of grass known as shortawn foxtail or orange foxtail. It is native to much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. It is most commonly found in areas near fresh water, such as the margins of ponds and ditches.
NEAlpinia officinarum
Alpinia officinarum Hance
Zingiberaceae family
Alpinia officinarum, known as lesser galangal, is a plant in the ginger family, cultivated in Southeast Asia.
NEAlpinia oxyphylla
Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.
Zingiberaceae family
Alpinia oxyphylla, the sharp-leaf galangal, is a species of ginger native to East Asia.