Flora and Fauna
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- Ancistrocladus
- Information from Wikipedia on this genus of twining, climbing plants from the tropics, some of which contain alkaloids which may have therapeutic uses.
- 5523
- Ancistrocladus: Potential Anti-AIDS Source
- Information on the tropical rainforest vine, A. korupensis, from which an alkaloid has been isolated that shows activity against the HIV virus.
- 5524
- Anacardiaceae
- Botanical description of this family of trees and shrubs, with technical drawings of several species.
- 5525
- Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
- Description of the plant, the skin reaction it causes, uses, control, and photos.
- 5526
- Poison Ivy Information
- Information from Botanical.com on this poisonous plant, wrongly classified as Rhus toxicodendron, its description, constituents, medicinal action and uses.
- 5527
- Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans
- Student project with classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species including humans.
- 5528
- Toxicodendron diversilobum
- Eastern poison-oak. Information on taxonomy, botanical and ecological characteristics, geographic distribution, fire ecology, and management.
- 5529
- Toxicodendron diversilobum: Pacific Poisonoak
- Fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form.
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- Toxicodendron pubescens: Poison-oak
- Fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form.
- 5531
- Toxicodendron radicans: Poison-ivy
- Fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form.
- 5533
- Spondias mombin: Ubos
- Description and several photographs of this tree, the Hog Plum, with information on its herbal properties, uses in traditional medicine, the chemicals it contains, its biological activities, clinical research and its current uses.
- 5536
- Schinus molle and Schinus terebinthifolius
- Several photographs of these trees, their flowers and fruit.
- 5537
- Schinus molle: Brazilian Peppertree
- Description and photographs of this shrubby tree, with information on its herbal properties, uses in traditional medicine, the chemicals it contains, its biological activities, clinical research and its current uses.
- 5538
- Close-up View of the Staghorn Sumac
- Photographic study by Brian Johnston of Rhus typhina, with many fine images both macroscopic and microscopic.